Spartans
| 04/29/26 @ Monticello | 7-0 |
| 04/28/26 vs Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 16-1 |
| 04/25/26 vs Illinois Valley Central | 5-1 |
| 04/23/26 vs Rantoul | 7-0 |
| 04/21/26 @ Oakwood | 22-4 |
| + 16 more games |
St. Joseph-Ogden waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with 20 straight wins... but they left with 21. They never let the Monticello Sages get on the board and left with a 7-0 victory. The Spartans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matchups by six runs or more this season.
St. Joseph-Ogden's win bumped their record up to 21-1. As for Monticello, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 21-1.
St. Joseph-Ogden and Monticello should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Spartans will challenge Maroa-Forsyth at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (4 vs. 168). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (St. Joseph-Ogden 2.2, the Trojans 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Monticello (ranked 20th) will meet Rantoul (ranked 226th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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