Illiana Christian's rock-solid pitchers showed up for the team's third consecutive shutout on Thursday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Hobart Brickies, sneaking past 1-0. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Vikings also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2024.
Illiana Christian's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Scott, who went 1-for-2 with one double. That double marked the first that Scott has hit this season.
Vikings
| 04/17/25 vs Hobart | 1-0 |
| 04/14/25 vs Wheeler | 23-0 |
| 05/15/24 vs Highland | 8-0 |
| 05/06/24 vs Hammond Bishop Noll | 10-0 |
| 04/29/24 vs Whiting | 15-1 |
| + 3 more games |
Illiana Christian pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Hobart, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-3.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Illiana Christian will face off against Lowell at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Hobart, they will challenge Andrean at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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