The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts will take on the Rantoul Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Illinois Valley Central's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three contests, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Friday, Illinois Valley Central didn't have quite enough to beat Canton and fell 3-2.
Illinois Valley Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jensyn Gustafson, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles. Morgan Ellington was another, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rantoul didn't have quite enough to beat Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond on Friday and fell 4-3. The defeat continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost four in a row.
Illinois Valley Central's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Rantoul, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-11.
Illinois Valley Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Rantoul when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Grey Ghosts repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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