Baseball Recap: Salt Fork Gets the Win

By Team Reports Apr 27, 2026, 8:35am

Baseball Recap: Salt Fork Storm vs. Hoopeston Cornjerkers

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Previous Games

04/13/26 - Away9-8 W
04/14/25 - Home13-3 W
04/08/24 - Away1-8 L
04/10/23 - Home9-3 W
04/11/22 - Away2-8 L
+ 5 more games

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Monday as neither Salt Fork nor Hoopeston made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Storm narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Cornjerkers 9-8. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 11, 2022, but that streak is no more.

Salt Fork now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Hoopeston, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 2-8.

Salt Fork wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next matchup, a 13-6 defeat against Arcola on the 15th. As for Hoopeston, they have also already played their next game, a 13-3 loss against Prairie Central on the 14th.

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