The Princeton Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Princeton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Princeton gave up the first runs last Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They walked away with an 18-15 victory over Orion.
Princeton let Noah LaPorte and Ace Christiansen loose on the outfield. LaPorte scored five runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Christiansen scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in six of his seven plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Jordan Reinhardt, who scored two runs while going 4-for-6.
Meanwhile, Illinois Valley Central had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sabers and snuck past 5-3.
Mason Marchand was a major factor no matter where he played. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Marchand was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Marchand wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Irvin, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Princeton's win bumped their record up to 8-10. As for Illinois Valley Central, they pushed their record up to 17-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
Princeton skirted past Illinois Valley Central 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2018. Does Princeton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Illinois Valley Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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