Delavan is 1-9 against Illini Bluffs since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Panthers will head out to face off against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Delavan faced off against ROWVA/Williamsfield on Monday. The Panthers fell 10-6 to the Cougars.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 14 runs the game before, Illini Bluffs was a bit more limited in their match on Thursday. They came up short against Mt. Pulaski, falling 10-1. The Tigers have struggled against the Hilltoppers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Illini Bluffs saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Toby Cooper, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI. That double marked the first that Cooper has hit this season.
Delavan's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Illini Bluffs, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
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