For the second straight game, Champaign Central will face off against Bloomington. The Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Purple Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Champaign Central is coming into the game hot, having won their last four games.
Champaign Central barely beat Bloomington the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Maroons' pitchers stepped up to hand the Purple Raiders an 11-0 shutout on Wednesday. Considering the Maroons have won 14 matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Champaign Central pushed their record up to 15-11-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Bloomington, they moved to 18-7 with that loss, which also ended their ten-game winning streak.
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