Champaign Central extended their postseason success on Saturday against Mahomet-Seymour. They beat the Bulldogs by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 4-1. Winning may never get old, but the Maroons sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
Haley Helm
| 05/31/25 vs Mahomet-Seymour | 8 |
| 05/28/25 vs Rantoul | 10 |
| 05/23/25 vs Danville | 8 |
| 05/15/25 @ Normal Community | 9 |
| 05/12/25 @ Normal West | 11 |
| + 12 more games |
Haley Helm made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with one run and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Molly Kloeppel, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Champaign Central's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 25-3. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.6 runs on average over those games. As for Mahomet-Seymour, their loss dropped their record down to 15-17.
As of now, neither Champaign Central nor the Bulldogs have any future games scheduled.
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