The Dunlap Eagles will take on the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a four-game winning streak alive.
Nine must be Dunlap's lucky number: they beat Normal Community with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Eagles came out on top against the Ironmen by a score of 9-4.
Mara Hindenburg was incredible, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaitlyn Atkinson, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Dunlap always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .538. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Illinois Valley Central made easy work of Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Saturday and carried off a 19-2 victory. The result was nothing new for the Grey Ghosts, who have now won five games by ten runs or more so far this season.
Illinois Valley Central pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 17.5 runs over those games. As for Dunlap, their win bumped their record up to 8-3.
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