The Stark County Rebels will head out on the road to square off against the Earlville Red Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Stark County's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Illini Bluffs on Thursday. The Rebels have struggled against the Tigers recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost meeting.
Stark County saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Khaiden Turnbull, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases. Jason Knowles also deserves some recognition as he hit his first triple of the season.
Meanwhile, Earlville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Plano, falling 12-0.
Stark County's loss dropped their record down to 8-20. As for Earlville, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-12.
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