Illini Central is 0-8 against Midwest Central since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Illini Central Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the Midwest Central Raiders at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Illini Central suffered a tough 11-4 defeat at the hands of Peoria Heights.
Illini Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Remington Vonderheide, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Cooper Thomas was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Midwest Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They took a 6-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of Delavan. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Midwest Central couldn't push the score so high this time.
Illini Central's defeat dropped their record down to 0-15. As for Midwest Central, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Illini Central suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Midwest Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Illini Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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