The Princeton Tigers are taking a road trip to take on the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Princeton has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with five straight defeats, while Illinois Valley Central will come in with five straight wins.
On Friday, Princeton didn't have quite enough to beat Rockridge and fell 5-4.
Ace Christiansen was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Illinois Valley Central made sure to put some runs up on the board against St. Thomas More on Saturday. The Grey Ghosts blew past the Sabers 17-11. The result was nothing new for the Grey Ghosts, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Griffen Landsverk was incredible, going 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Noah Lusher, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and three RBI.
Illinois Valley Central's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-10. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.3 runs over those games. As for Princeton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11-1.
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