The Midwest Central/Illini Central Raiders will head out on the road to challenge the Hartsburg-Emden Stags at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Midwest Central/Illini Central nor Hartsburg-Emden posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Things were looking good for Midwest Central/Illini Central after they put the first runs on the board on Wednesday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They came up short against Delavan, falling 8-2.
Midwest Central/Illini Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lexi Wood, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Hartsburg-Emden was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 19-0 to Illinois Valley Central.
Hartsburg-Emden's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Midwest Central/Illini Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything went Midwest Central/Illini Central's way against Hartsburg-Emden in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Midwest Central/Illini Central made off with an 8-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Raiders since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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