The Brown County Hornets will head out on the road to face off against the Illini West Chargers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Brown County has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with three straight losses, while Illini West will come in with five straight wins.
Brown County lost 11-1 to Routt Catholic on Monday.
Meanwhile, Illini West put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They blew past Beardstown 15-4.
The team relied heavily on Carter Chapin, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5. Another player making a difference was Nick Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
Brown County's defeat dropped their record down to 12-12. As for Illini West, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-4 record this season.
Brown County came up short against Illini West when the teams last played back in March, falling 7-2. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Illini West's Ethan Carlisle, who tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Now that Brown County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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