On Saturday, the Illinois C Crusaders had just enough and edged the Arthur-Okaw Christian Conquering Riders out 12-11. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Illinois C.
Camden Novak made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Novak was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-5 with two stolen bases and two RBI.
In other batting news, Illinois C let Logan Smith and Kyle Chrusciel loose on the outfield. Smith scored a run and stole a base, while Chrusciel scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Ryan Garcia, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
Like Illinois C, Arthur-Okaw Christian also got a great game from a two-way player: Justin Hostetler. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Hostetler was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Rylee Apkee and Cody Kuhns did some serious damage despite the final result: Apkee scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Kuhns scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances.
Illinois C's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-13. As for Arthur-Okaw Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Illinois C by a score of 10-0 later that day.
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