Champaign Central lost against Normal Community on Thursday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Maroons might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-3 to the Ironmen, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Maroons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Champaign Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haley Helm, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. Molly Kloeppel was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Champaign Central's loss dropped their record down to 22-3. As for Normal Community, they pushed their record up to 17-10 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home.
Champaign Central and Normal Community should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Maroons will face off against Altamont at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (39 vs. 211). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Champaign Central 1.6, the Indians 1.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Normal Community (ranked 109th) will meet Streator (ranked 295th) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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