Illinois Valley Central has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Princeton Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Illinois Valley Central will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Friday (they won by six) but on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past St. Thomas More 5-3.
Mason Marchand was a major factor no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. Marchand was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple.
Marchand wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Griffin Irvin, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Princeton had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They walked away with an 18-15 win over Orion on Friday.
Noah LaPorte and Ace Christiansen did most of the damage at the plate: LaPorte scored five runs and stole two bases while going 3-for-5, while Christiansen scored two runs and stole four bases while getting on base in six of his seven plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Reinhardt, who scored two runs while going 4-for-6.
Illinois Valley Central's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-9. As for Princeton, their record now sits at 8-10.
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