The Villa Grove Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Villa Grove will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Villa Grove is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 23-6 margin over Heritage on Thursday. The result was nothing new for the Blue Devils, who have now won six matchups by eight runs or more so far this season.
Piper Kiser and Izzy Dodd made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Kiser pitched two innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Meanwhile, Dodd pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Kiser has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances. At bat, Kiser got on base in four of her five plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Dodd went 3-for-6 with two runs, two doubles, and one RBI. That triple was Kiser's first of the season.
Madison Hinds
| 04/24/25 @ Heritage | 5 |
| 04/11/25 @ Shawnee | 4 |
| 03/27/25 @ Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 4 |
| 04/17/25 vs Cerro Gordo/Bement | 3 |
| 04/07/25 @ Blue Ridge | 3 |
In other batting news, Madison Hinds was incredible, going a perfect 5-for-5 with one home run, four runs, and five RBI. Those five hits gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Ella Schweighart, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI, two runs, and one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for St. Joseph-Ogden's offense. They fell just short of Pontiac by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The game marked the first time this year in which the Spartans were not able to get on the board.
St. Joseph-Ogden's loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-7. As for Villa Grove, their record is now 9-3.
Villa Grove suffered a grim 15-4 defeat to St. Joseph-Ogden in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Blue Devils avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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