Villa Grove is 3-0 against Cerro Gordo/Bement since May of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Villa Grove Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the Cerro Gordo/Bement Broncos at 4:30 p.m. Villa Grove will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
In what's become a running theme this season, Villa Grove gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They blew past Centennial 12-1. With that victory, Villa Grove brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.
Villa Grove got a big performance out of Logan Lillard, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was Hayden Thomas, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Cerro Gordo/Bement fell victim to Arthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a rough 10-0 loss at the hands of the Knights. The defeat means Cerro Gordo/Bement is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
Cerro Gordo/Bement saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Haylei Simpson, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The win got Villa Grove back to even at 10-10-1. As for Cerro Gordo/Bement, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Villa Grove's way against Cerro Gordo/Bement in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Villa Grove made off with a 15-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Villa Grove since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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