The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts will square off against the Princeton Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Illinois Valley Central has five straight victories, Princeton has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Illinois Valley Central's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when St. Thomas More hitters got past them. The Grey Ghosts put the hurt on the Sabers with a sharp 17-11 win on Saturday. The Grey Ghosts might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.
Griffen Landsverk
| 05/10/25 @ St. Thomas More | 3 |
| 04/10/25 @ Peoria Notre Dame | 2 |
| 03/21/25 vs Pekin | 2 |
| 05/06/25 @ Deer Creek-Mackinaw | 1 |
| 05/03/25 vs Rantoul | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Griffen Landsverk, who went 3-for-5 with three runs, four RBI, and one triple. Those three runs gave him a new career-high. Noah Lusher was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with one home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Princeton didn't have quite enough to beat Rockridge on Friday and fell 5-4.
Ace Christiansen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Illinois Valley Central's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 18-10. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.7 runs on average over those games. As for Princeton, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11-1.
Illinois Valley Central skirted past Princeton 3-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Grey Ghosts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Tigers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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