It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Illinois Valley had no problem doing just that on Monday. They had just enough and edged the Country Christian Cougars out 4-3. Winning may never get old, but Illinois Valley sure is getting used to it with their eighth in a row.
For Country Christian's part, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Norton, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Illinois Valley pushed their record up to 12-4 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. As for Country Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 15-12.
Illinois Valley will take on Knappa on Wednesday. Knappa will roll in looking for their 17th straight victory, something Illinois Valley surely won't give up without a fight. Country Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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