Baseball Game Preview: Illini Central Cougars vs. St. Teresa Bulldogs

By Team Reports Mar 19, 2024, 4:05am

Preview: Illini Central Cougars vs. St. Teresa Bulldogs

The Illini Central Cougars will challenge the St. Teresa Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Illini Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. Their tough 15-5 defeat to Lutheran might stick with them for a while.

Avery Higdon and David Bard stepped up to the plate in a big way. Higdon scored two runs while going 2-for-3, while Bard went 1-for-2 with two stolen bases and an RBI.

Meanwhile, St. Teresa fell victim to Arcola and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 24-0 walloping at the hands of the Purple Riders. St. Teresa has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Illini Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for St. Teresa, they have fallen quite a ways from their 27-7 record last season and are now at 1-3.

Illini Central suffered a grim 18-3 defeat to St. Teresa in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Can Illini Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.

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