Peoria Notre Dame is 6-1 against Champaign Central since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Peoria Notre Dame Irish will look to defend their home field against the Champaign Central Maroons at 4:30 p.m. Peoria Notre Dame is out to stop a nine-game streak of losses at home dating back to last season.
Peoria Notre Dame headed into their last game having not scored more than two runs for three straight, but Peoria let them put that streak behind them. Peoria Notre Dame never let Peoria onto the board and left with an 11-0 victory on Thursday. The high-scoring performance was a welcome turnaround for Peoria Notre Dame's hitters, who had struggled in the games prior.
The team relied heavily on Ava Fontana, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two stolen bases, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Lauren Leustek, who went 1-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Champaign Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. Everything went their way against Urbana as Champaign Central made off with a 10-0 victory. Winning may never get old, but Champaign Central sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
The team relied heavily on Kaitlyn Helm, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-2. She is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now stolen at least one in the last three games she's played. Another player making a difference was Marin Boehm, who scored two runs while going 2-for-2.
Peoria Notre Dame's win bumped their record up to 2-14. As for Champaign Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 10-8-1 record this season.
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