The Danville Vikings will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Rantoul Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Danville will head into Tuesday's game out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Tuesday after soaring to a 11-run match in their last game. They fell just short of Bloomington by a score of 3-1. The defeat continues a trend for Danville in their matchups with Bloomington: they've now lost four in a row.
Kendall Rannebarger spent all 11 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on 13 hits and racked up 11 Ks. Those 11 strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
On the hitting side, Danville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Scaggs, who got on base in three of her five plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Rantoul was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They lost 9-2 to Villa Grove.
Danville's defeat dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Rantoul, their loss dropped their record down to 7-19.
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