Champaign Central is 0-9 against Danville since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Champaign Central Maroons will head out on the road to face off against the Danville Vikings at 4:30 p.m. Champaign Central is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Champaign Central will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Peoria Notre Dame, who they hadn't topped in seven consecutive meetings. Champaign Central's pitchers stepped up to hand Peoria Notre Dame a 4-0 shutout on Monday.
Tayten Hunter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Hunter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Grace Bandy was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Danville came up short against Normal Community on Thursday and fell 6-1.
Champaign Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 11-8-1 record this season. As for Danville, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-9.
Champaign Central suffered a grim 18-11 defeat to Danville when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Champaign Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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