Wildcats
| 04/22/25 @ Highland | 15 |
| 05/10/25 @ New Prairie | 11 |
| 05/06/25 @ Munster | 11 |
| 04/19/25 vs Mooresville | 11 |
| 05/17/25 @ Mooresville | 10 |
With a playoff win on the line, Hanover Central rose to the challenge on Thursday. They blew past the Illiana Christian Vikings 9-1. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 contests by six runs or more this season.
Matt Cook tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Those 12 strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Caiden Verrett, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four stolen bases, three RBI, and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Landon Sarkey, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Hanover Central has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Illiana Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-6.
Coming up, Hanover Central will take on Kankakee Valley at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Wildcats' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Kougars have averaged an impressive 6.3 runs per game this season. Illiana Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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