Illiana Christian extended their postseason success on Monday against North Newton. Everything went their way against the North Newton Spartans as they made off with a 9-1 victory. Illiana Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 13 matches by eight runs or more this season.
Luke Smith was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, a stolen base, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Gouwens, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run.
On North Newton's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Patrick Barry, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
The win (which was Illiana Christian's fourth in a row) raised their record to 18-9. As for North Newton, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-6.
As of now, neither Illiana Christian nor North Newton have any future games scheduled.
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