The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts will square off against the Rantoul Eagles at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Illinois Valley Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Rantoul's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Illinois Valley Central's offense. They fell just short of Morton by a score of 2-0 on Thursday. The Grey Ghosts haven't had much luck with the Potters recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Illinois Valley Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brynden Coventry, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Rantoul had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Vikings. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Eagles have posted since April 12th.
Rantoul pushed their record up to 10-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.7 runs on average over those games. As for Illinois Valley Central, their loss dropped their record down to 13-10.
Illinois Valley Central took their win against Rantoul when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 8-2 score. Do the Grey Ghosts have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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