Ingots
| 04/21/25 vs Hammond Bishop Noll | 1 |
| 04/19/25 vs Tippecanoe Valley | 8 |
| 04/19/25 @ Glenn | 5 |
| 04/17/25 vs Marquette Catholic | 7 |
| 04/15/25 vs Whiting | 16 |
| + 6 more games |
River Forest hasn't had much luck against Illiana Christian recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Ingots will head out on the road to face off against the Vikings at 5:00 p.m. River Forest is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.5 runs per game this season.
River Forest's last matchup with Hammond Bishop Noll could've gone either way, but unfortunately the same can't be said for the pair's contest on Monday. The Ingots lost 15-1 to the Warriors.
River Forest saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Levi Harper, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Illiana Christian never got on the board in their matchup on Saturday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Lake Station Edison on Monday. They never let the Fighting Eagles get on the board and left with a 15-0 win. The Vikings might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matchups by ten runs or more this season.
Jake Scott and Nick DeBlock did most of the damage at the plate: Scott went 2-for-3 with three RBI and one double, while DeBlock went 1-for-2 with two runs and one triple. That triple marked the first that DeBlock has hit this season. Another player making a difference was Ayden VanKuiken, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one run.
Illiana Christian is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.3 runs on average over those games. As for River Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-4.
River Forest's speedy runners might be the difference in Tuesday's contest. The Ingots have been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 9.5 stolen bases per game. It's a different story for Illiana Christian, though, as they've been averaging only 0.9 stolen bases. Will they be able to secure the bases, or will River Forest continue to outrun the ball?
River Forest suffered a grim 9-1 defeat to Illiana Christian in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Ingots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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