The Monticello Sages will face off against the Olympia Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Monticello's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Olympia's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
On Thursday, Monticello beat Rantoul 6-3. The Sages haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, while Olympia put up plenty of runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Prairie Central. The Spartans were the clear victors by a 13-0 margin over the Hawks. The game was the first time the Spartans have beaten the Hawks on their field since April 25, 2019.
Monticello pushed their record up to 23-4 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.4 runs over those games. As for Olympia, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-14.
Everything went Monticello's way against Olympia when the teams last played back in April of 2023, as Monticello made off with a 10-0 victory. Will the Sages repeat their success, or do the Spartans have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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