Cuba/Spoon River Valley is 2-8 against Illini Bluffs since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Cuba/Spoon River Valley Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Illini Bluffs Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Cuba/Spoon River Valley comes in on 18 and Illini Bluffs on three.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They never let Monmouth United onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. Cuba/Spoon River Valley's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three matches.
Meanwhile, Illini Bluffs won against Knoxville last Wednesday with one run and they decided to stick to that run total again on Wednesday. Illini Bluffs had just enough and edged Midwest Central out 1-0. That's two games straight that Illini Bluffs has won by just one run.
Brayden Fargher tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over six innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Illini Bluffs' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Will Giftos, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Toby Cooper, who went 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley's win was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 18-0. As for Illini Bluffs, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season.
Cuba/Spoon River Valley came up short against Illini Bluffs in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, falling 8-3. Thankfully for Cuba/Spoon River Valley, Brandon Coats (who struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned runs off seven hits) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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