The Illini Central Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Peoria Heights Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 16 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Illini Central and seven for Peoria Heights.
On Thursday, Illini Central suffered a rough 14-1 defeat at the hands of Maroa-Forsyth.
Illini Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was David Bard, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Higdon, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Peoria Heights came up short against Peoria Christian on Wednesday and fell 4-1.
Illini Central's loss dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Peoria Heights, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-11.
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