Tigers
| 03/26/25 vs Peoria | 28 |
| 03/25/25 @ Astoria/VIT | 19 |
| 05/01/25 @ Cuba/Spoon River Valley | 12 |
| 05/06/25 vs Peoria Heights | 10 |
| 04/23/25 vs Knoxville | 10 |
Illini Bluffs barely beat Peoria Christian the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers' pitcher stepped up to hand the Chargers an 8-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Tigers have won eight matchups by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Brayden Fargher, who gave up just a hit and racked up 12 Ks to keep Peoria Christian off the board. Fargher has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Toby Cooper, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. He has been hot, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times he's played.
Illini Bluffs is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.6 runs on average over those games. As for Peoria Christian, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-11.
Illini Bluffs and Peoria Christian could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Tigers (ranked 240th) will meet Tremont (ranked 64th) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Meanwhile, Peoria Christian will face off against Richwoods at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank disadvantage (429 vs. 202).
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