Baseball Recap: Make It Nine in a Row for Champaign Central

Maroons

Margin (Wins)

04/23/25 @ Peoria	24
04/01/25 @ Urbana	17
05/14/25 @ Danville	16
04/23/25 @ Peoria	15
04/17/25 vs Lincoln	15

Champaign Central came tearing into Monday's game with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Charleston Trojans 8-1. Considering the Maroons have won 17 matches by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Champaign Central's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 20-11-1. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Charleston, they have traveled a rocky road recently, having lost six of their last seven contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-17 record this season.

Champaign Central and Charleston could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Maroons will take on East Peoria at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (113 vs. 31). Meanwhile, Charleston (ranked 276th) will meet Taylorville (ranked 102nd) at 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday.