Baseball Preview: Illiana Christian Vikings vs. River Forest Ingots
Illiana Christian has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the River Forest Ingots at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Illiana Christian's favor is that they have posted big run totals every time they've taken the field this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Illiana Christian gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. Everything went their way against Lake Station Edison as Illiana Christian made off with a 14-0 win.
Isaac VanderWoude was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Jack McDonald, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, River Forest unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of Hammond Bishop Noll by a score of 5-3.
River Forest saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brandon Fergerson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Fergerson has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last seven times he's played.
Illiana Christian's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 15.7 runs. As for River Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Illiana Christian has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 9.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like River Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 10.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Everything went Illiana Christian's way against River Forest in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Illiana Christian made off with a 29-3 win. Will Illiana Christian repeat their success, or does River Forest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
