Illini Central/Greenview will be defending their home field for the first time this season when they go up against the Havana Ducks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Illini Central/Greenview is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They lost 15-0 to Deer Creek-Mackinaw on Friday.
Meanwhile, Havana got themselves on the board against PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central on Tuesday, but PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central never followed suit. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Bluejays 1-0. The win was some much needed relief for the Ducks as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Not much got past Carter Brooks, who gave up just three hits and racked up seven Ks to keep PORTA/Ashland-Chandlerville Central off the board.
On the hitting side, Havana's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Lukas Miller, who went 1-for-3 with one double. That double was Miller's first of the season.
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