The Argenta-Oreana Bombers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Villa Grove Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither Argenta-Oreana nor Villa Grove posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Argenta-Oreana took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They never let Clinton onto the board and left with a 2-0 win.
Argenta-Oreana got a great performance from Dylan Ragsdale as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.1 innings pitched.
Meanwhile, Villa Grove unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 6-0 to Okaw Valley. The game marked the first time this season in which Villa Grove was not able to get on the board.
Argenta-Oreana's victory bumped their record up to 11-8. As for Villa Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-8.
Argenta-Oreana suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Villa Grove in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Argenta-Oreana, Sam Bender (who pitched seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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