The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts will square off against the Prairie Central Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing is sure in Illinois Valley Central's favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while Prairie Central has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
On Saturday, Illinois Valley Central beat Rantoul 7-2. The win continues a trend for the Grey Ghosts in their matchups with the Eagles: they've now won six in a row.
Keegan Schol spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on three hits and racked up nine Ks.
On the hitting side, Illinois Valley Central got a massive performance out of Gabe Perez, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three runs and two RBI. That's the most runs Perez has posted since back in April. Brody Garceau was another key player, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Illinois Valley Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .394. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rantoul only posted a batting average of .143.
Meanwhile, Saturday just wasn't the day for Prairie Central's offense. They came up short against Herscher on Saturday, falling 10-0.
Prairie Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Easton Friedman, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. Friedman is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games he's played.
Illinois Valley Central's victory bumped their record up to 14-10. As for Prairie Central, their loss dropped their record down to 5-17.
Illinois Valley Central beat Prairie Central 5-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Grey Ghosts repeat their success, or do the Hawks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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