The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts will venture away from home to face off against the Tremont Turks at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Illinois Valley Central will be strutting in after a victory while Tremont will be coming in after a loss.
On Wednesday, Illinois Valley Central made easy work of Streator and carried off a 13-3 win. The Grey Ghosts haven't had any issues with the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Illinois Valley Central got a massive performance out of Keegan Schol, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. That stolen base was Schol's first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brynden Coventry, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Illinois Valley Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .585. The last time their OBP was this high was back in March of 2024.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Tremont's offense. They fell just short of Morton by a score of 2-0 on Wednesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Turks have suffered since April 5, 2024.
Tremont saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Meeker, who went 1-for-2 with one double.
Having lost for the first time this season, Tremont fell to 4-1. As for Illinois Valley Central, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Illinois Valley Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Tremont struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 8.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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