The Illini West Chargers will face off against the Havana Ducks at 2:00 p.m. on Friday. Illini West is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
On Wednesday, Illini West came up short against Farmington and fell 7-3.
Illini West saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Natalie Wibbell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Havana). They never let Astoria/VIT get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Monday. The Ducks haven't had any issues with the Rebels recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive win against them.
Kaydi Miller and Addie Atwater did most of the damage at the plate: Miller scored three runs while going 3-for-4, while Atwater went 1-for-4 with four RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. That stolen base was Atwater's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ava Kramer, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Havana was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .409. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Astoria/VIT only posted a batting average of .143.
Havana's victory bumped their record up to 9-1-1. As for Illini West, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
Illini West skirted past Havana 13-11 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Do the Chargers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Ducks turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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