Illinois Valley Central entered their tilt with St. Thomas More with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the St. Thomas More Sabers on Saturday and snuck past 5-3. That's more bragging rights for Illinois Valley Central, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Mason Marchand made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Marchand was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Marchand wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Irvin, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Illinois Valley Central pushed their record up to 17-9 with that victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for St. Thomas More, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 12 of their last 14 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season.
Illinois Valley Central will head out on the road to take on Princeton at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Princeton will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. As for St. Thomas More, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Cerro Gordo/DeLand-Weldon/Bement at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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