Blue Devils
| 04/21/25 vs Okaw Valley | 19 |
| 04/24/25 @ Heritage | 17 |
| 04/17/25 vs Cerro Gordo/Bement | 15 |
| 03/27/25 @ Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 14 |
| 05/01/25 vs Cumberland | 10 |
There's no place like home for Villa Grove, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They blew past the Cumberland Pirates 15-5 on Thursday. The Blue Devils might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matches by eight runs or more this season.
Piper Kiser made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She struck out six batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
In other batting news, Villa Grove let Madison Hinds and Olivia Jones run wild. Hinds went 3-for-4 with six RBI and one run, while Jones went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. Another player making a difference was Hayden Thomas, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
Villa Grove always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .594. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cumberland only posted an OBP of .240.
Villa Grove pushed their record up to 10-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Cumberland, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-13.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Villa Grove will challenge rival Arcola at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Cumberland is set to square off against their familiar foe Sullivan at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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