The Monticello Sages will square off against the Champaign Central Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Monticello barely beat Clinton the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Sages were the clear victors by a 12-1 margin over the Maroons on Wednesday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Sages needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
Meanwhile, Champaign Central waltzed into their match on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They never let the Vikings get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory.
Monticello is on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 17 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games. As for Champaign Central, they pushed their record up to 18-11-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything went Monticello's way against Champaign Central in their previous meeting back in March of 2024, as Monticello made off with a 14-5 win. Do the Sages have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Maroons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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