The Villa Grove Blue Devils will take on the Salt Fork Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
On Thursday, Villa Grove got the win against Paxton-Buckley-Loda by a conclusive 16-2. The win continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won six in a row.
Piper Kiser
| 03/27/25 @ Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 4 |
| 03/26/25 vs Urbana | 3 |
| 04/24/24 vs Fisher | 3 |
| 03/21/24 vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda | 3 |
| 03/20/24 @ Urbana | 3 |
Piper Kiser made a splash no matter where she played. She didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Kiser was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring four runs while going 2-for-5. Those four runs gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Izzy Dodd and Madison Hinds did most of the damage at the plate: Dodd scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Hinds went 4-for-5 with five RBI and one run. That's the most runs Dodd has posted since back in May of 2024. Ella Schweighart was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
Villa Grove was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .410. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Paxton-Buckley-Loda only posted a batting average of .276.
Meanwhile, Salt Fork put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] a 17-0 shutout. 17 seems to be a good number for the Storm as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Salt Fork's record is now 5-0. As for Villa Grove, their win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Villa Grove came up short against Salt Fork when the teams last played back in March of 2024, falling 10-5. Can Villa Grove avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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