The Champaign Central Maroons will square off against the Lincoln Railsplitters at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lincoln will be up against a hot Champaign Central squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. The Maroons never let Urbana get on the board and left with a 13-0 win on Wednesday. The Maroons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 19 games by six runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Lincoln rose to the challenge on Wednesday. They were the clear victors by a 14-4 margin over the Chargers. The victory continues a trend for the Railsplitters in their matchups with the Chargers: they've now won four in a row.
Champaign Central's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 23-12-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.7 runs over those games. As for Lincoln, the win got them back to even at 16-16.
Everything went Champaign Central's way against Lincoln when the teams last played back in April, as Champaign Central made off with a 15-0 victory. Will the Maroons repeat their success, or do the Railsplitters have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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