The Illiana Christian Vikings will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the Providence Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Illiana Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They blew past Rochester 12-2. Illiana Christian might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 16 games by seven runs or more this season.
Tanner Post spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits and racked up eight Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jake Scott and Isaac VanderWoude did most of the damage at the plate: Scott went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI, while VanderWoude went 2-for-5 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Luke Smith was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Providence ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Greencastle 7-6. The victory was familiar territory for Providence who now have seven in a row.
Jack Beyl was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out ten batters over 6.1 innings while giving up three earned runs off five hits. Beyl was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Luke Kruer was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
Illiana Christian is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 21-9 record this season. As for Providence, their win bumped their record up to 21-7.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Saturday. Illiana Christian hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.4 home runs per game. However, it's not like Providence struggles in that department as they've been averaging 0.5. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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