Glenwood (30-7, 14-2) has won six games in a row, Central State Eight's longest active win streak. The streak was extended by another two games over the past week, including a 3-1 victory over Southeast.
Taylorville went from 355 to 320 in the Illinois state rankings since last week after going 1-1 in the past seven days.
Springfield's pitching was especially stingy this week, allowing 18 hits and seven walks to lead the league in both categories. On the season, the Senators have allowed just 243 hits, while striking out 205 batters.
Luke Lavin leads the Senators with 54 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched.
Luke Lavin threw a shutout as he led Springfield to victory over Lanphier, 3-2, on Wednesday. He pitched seven scoreless innings and struck out eight, while giving up one hits.
Story is based on stats entered in MaxPreps by Monday 8am PST each week.
