Urbana is 0-10 against Bloomington since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Urbana Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 4:30 p.m.
Urbana is is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Wednesday. Their tough 12-2 defeat to Danville might stick with them for a while.
Jaydon Riggs was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and five unearned) runs off six hits (and only one walk). Riggs was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Bloomington put the finishing touches on their seventh blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Centennial as Bloomington made off with an 11-5 win. The victory was nothing new for Bloomington as they're now sitting on three straight.
Urbana's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Bloomington, their win bumped their record up to 9-7-1.
Urbana might still be hurting after the 13-1 defeat they got from Bloomington when the teams last played back in May of 2021. Can Urbana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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