The Illinois C Crusaders are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Westmont Sentinels at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Illinois C will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run last Monday, then bounced right back against Families of Faith Christian Academy on Monday. Illinois C put the hurt on Families of Faith Christian Academy with a sharp 20-5 win.
Kyle Chrusciel made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over three innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off only two hits. Chrusciel was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Ian Ritter was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and four RBI. Daniel Sutor was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a stolen base.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Westmont gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. They never let Walther Christian Academy onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Westmont.
Illinois C's victory bumped their record up to 9-15. As for Westmont, they have been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9-1 record this season.
Illinois C came up short against Westmont in their previous matchup back in April, falling 8-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Westmont's Noah Grimm, who pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Now that Illinois C knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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