The Tremont Turks will venture away from home to square off against the Bloomington Central Catholic Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tremont has eight straight victories, Bloomington Central Catholic has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Tremont beats Bloomington Central Catholic with 11 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. The Turks blew past Deer Creek-Mackinaw 11-1 on Monday. Considering the Turks have won 16 contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Rantoul hit Bloomington Central Catholic with a four-run second inning on Monday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Saints came up short against the Eagles, falling 11-5. Saints fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Eagles since on Monday.
Tremont's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bloomington Central Catholic, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-17-1.
Tremont might still be hurting after the 16-2 loss they got from Bloomington Central Catholic when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Turks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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