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| 03/21/25 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 03/15/24 - Home | 2-3 L |
| 04/27/23 - Away | 9-0 W |
| 04/02/19 - Home | 3-2 W |
| 03/31/18 - Home | 5-14 L |
| 03/31/18 - Home | 3-9 L |
After having lost a blowout in their previous game against East Peoria, Illinois Valley Central was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They had just enough and edged out the Pekin Dragons 7-6. For the Grey Ghosts, this counts as revenge for the 3-2 win the Dragons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in March of 2024.
Grant Bramer looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, Illinois Valley Central let Keegan Schol and Griffen Landsverk run wild. Schol scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Landsverk scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Sam Griggs was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
The victory got Illinois Valley Central back to even at 1-1. As for Pekin, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
Coming up, Illinois Valley Central will challenge Monmouth-Roseville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Pekin, they will square off against LaSalle-Peru at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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