Illini West and Camp Point Central are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Illini West Chargers will head out on the road to challenge the Camp Point Central Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Illini West will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Illini West stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Friday. They were the clear victor by a 15-0 margin over Biggsville West Central.
Ethan Carlisle made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 11 over four innings pitched. Carlisle was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-2 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Illini West got a massive performance out of Carter Chapin, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Chapin has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Shawn Watkins Jr., who went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a triple.
Meanwhile, Camp Point Central sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Liberty on Friday.
Illini West's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-1. They've been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 9.3 runs. As for Camp Point Central, their record now sits at 3-4.
Everything went Illini West's way against Camp Point Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Illini West made off with an 11-4 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Illini West since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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