After a string of five wins, Illinois Valley Central's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell just short of the Washington Panthers by a score of 5-3. Illinois Valley Central has not had much luck with Washington recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Illinois Valley Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brynden Covernty, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base.
On Washington's side, Garrett Cox was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). Cox was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs.
In other pitching news, Anson Zaiser looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
Illinois Valley Central's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-3. As for Washington, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-1.
Illinois Valley Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Illinois Valley Central's pitching crew has only allowed 2.7 runs per game this season, so Paxton-Buckley-Loda's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Washington, they will head out on the road to square off against Normal University at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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