The Monticello Sages will face off against the Mt. Pulaski Hilltoppers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Monticello 2.6, Mt. Pulaski 3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Monticello is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Champaign Central just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Thursday. They took a 4-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Maroons. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, the Sages couldn't push the score so high this time.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pulaski made easy work of Warrensburg-Latham on Friday and carried off a 16-4 victory. Considering the Hilltoppers have won 13 matches by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The win made it two in a row for Mt. Pulaski and bumps their season record up to 20-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Monticello, their loss dropped their record down to 25-5.
Monticello came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Pulaski in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. Do the Sages have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Hilltoppers turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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