The Rantoul Eagles will head out to square off against the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Rantoul is coming into the contest hot, having won their last five games.
Rantoul proved they can win big on Monday (they won by six) and on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over Tri-Valley. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since April 12th.
Meanwhile, Illinois Valley Central fell victim to Morton and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They fell just short of the Potters by a score of 2-0. The Grey Ghosts haven't had much luck with the Potters recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Illinois Valley Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brynden Coventry, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Rantoul's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.3 runs over those games. As for Illinois Valley Central, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Rantoul might still be hurting after the 8-2 defeat they got from Illinois Valley Central when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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