It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Villa Grove had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Armstrong Trojans a 15-0 shutout. Villa Grove might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 16 contests by six runs or more this season.
Logan Lillard was incredible, going 1-for-2 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Piper Kiser was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2.
Villa Grove is on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 15 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 21-13-1 record this season. As for Armstrong, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-12 record this season.
Villa Grove didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next matchup, an 11-1 victory vs. Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on the 17th. Armstrong does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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