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| 04/22/24 - Away | 13-2 W |
| 04/19/24 - Home | 7-1 W |
| 05/08/21 - Away | 13-1 W |
| 05/08/21 - Away | 18-3 W |
| 04/25/19 - Home | 5-4 W |
| + 5 more games |
Bloomington has gone a perfect 10-0 against Urbana recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Purple Raiders will be playing at home against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Bloomington has six straight victories, Urbana has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Bloomington and Brooks meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Saturday. The Purple Raiders' pitchers stepped up to hand the Eagles a 12-0 shutout.
Rantoul hit Urbana with a four-run fourth inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Tigers came up short against the Eagles, falling 10-1.
Urbana saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dylan Pettit, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Bloomington's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-6. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Urbana, their loss dropped their record down to 5-11.
Bloomington took their win against Urbana in their previous matchup back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-2 score. Will the Purple Raiders repeat their success, or do the Tigers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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