In what's become a running theme this season, Illinois Valley Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They blew past the Pontiac Indians 11-1. With that victory, Illinois Valley Central brought their scoring average up to 6.5 runs per game.
Mason Marchand made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Marchand was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
In other batting news, Cole Yates was excellent, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynden Covernty, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
The win was the fifth in a row for Illinois Valley Central, bringing their record for this year to 6-2. As for Pontiac, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Illinois Valley Central will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Washington at 4:30 p.m. Illinois Valley Central's pitching crew has only allowed 2.4 runs per game this season, so Washington's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Pontiac, they will head out on the road to challenge St. Thomas More at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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