The Centennial Chargers will head out to face off against the Rantoul Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Centennial is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Richwoods hit Centennial with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Chargers fell just short of the Knights by a score of 6-5.
Zoe Goodreau was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. She struck out 12 batters over seven innings while giving up four earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits. She has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Goodreau wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Nobella Brown, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI. Maiyah Flemons also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Rantoul hadn't done well against Villa Grove recently (they were 0-5 in their previous five matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. The Eagles came out on top against the Blue Devils by a score of 7-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Eagles.
Rantoul's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-13. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.0 runs over those games. As for Centennial, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-13.
Centennial skirted past Rantoul 5-4 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will the Chargers repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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