The Illiana Christian Vikings will be playing at home against the Munster Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Illiana Christian: 1.9, Munster: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Tuesday, Illiana Christian had just enough and edged Griffith out 4-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Illiana Christian.
The team relied heavily on Avery Martin, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played.
Meanwhile, after a string of 11 wins, Munster's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell just short of Andrean by a score of 6-4. Munster has struggled against Andrean recently, as their game on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Kylie Madura made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
Illiana Christian pushed their record up to 9-1 with that win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Munster, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-5.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Thursday. Illiana Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Munster struggles in that department as they've been averaging 1.1. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Illiana Christian was able to grind out a solid victory over Munster in their previous matchup back in April of 2023, winning 3-0. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Munster's Mady Kindy, who pitched seven innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Now that she won't be playing on Thursday, will it be that much easier for Illiana Christian to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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