The Rantoul Eagles will challenge the Villa Grove Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Villa Grove took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Rantoul, who comes in off a win.
On Saturday, Rantoul needed a bit of extra time to put away Danville. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Vikings. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Aiden Cheek
| 03/21/26 vs Danville | 7 |
| 05/08/25 vs Monticello | 2 |
| 04/12/25 vs Salt Fork | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Tuscola | 2 |
| 05/21/25 vs Bloomington | 1 |
Aiden Cheek made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single hit and allowed only one earned run while striking out seven over four innings pitched. Those seven strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one run.
In other batting news, Rantoul let Mason Ihnen and Dalton Gernentz run wild. Ihnen got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one RBI, while Gernentz went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Villa Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 12-7 to Paris.
Gavin Taylor made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Zane Hosler, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Villa Grove's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Rantoul, their win (their first of the season) made their record 1-2.
Everything went Rantoul's way against Villa Grove in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, as Rantoul made off with a 10-0 victory. Do the Eagles have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Blue Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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