The Illiana Christian Vikings will head out on the road to take on the Andrew Thunderbolts at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Illiana Christian's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by an 8-0 margin over Highland. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Illiana Christian.
The result came thanks to Spencer Bandstra's shutout, as he gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Isaac VanderWoude was incredible, going 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Luke Smith was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Andrew had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They blew past the Chargers 10-0.
Illiana Christian pushed their record up to 14-8 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Andrew, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 21-9 record this season.
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