The Illini West Chargers will face off against the Sherrard Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sherrard will be up against a hot Illini West team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Illini West never let Bushnell-Prairie City get on the board and left with a 14-0 win on Friday. Fans of the Chargers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 6+ runs.
Jaydyn Combites looked comfortable as he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (three).
Ethan Carlisle
| 03/21/25 @ Bushnell-Prairie City | 3 |
| 05/22/24 vs Rockridge | 1 |
| 05/11/24 @ Hannibal | 1 |
| 05/09/24 vs Clark County | 1 |
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At the plate, Ethan Carlisle was a standout: he scored a run and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. Those three stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Stephen Sparks, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Illini West always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .579. That was just more of the same: they've now posted an OBP of .538 or higher every time they've taken the field this season.
Meanwhile, Sherrard had to kick off their season on the road on Tuesday, but they showed no ill effects. They were the clear victors by a 15-2 margin over Fulton. The victory continues a trend for the Tigers in their matchups with the Steamers: they've now won seven in a row.
Harrison Curry was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Matson, who went 3-for-6 with five RBI and one double.
Illini West pushed their record up to 3-0 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Sherrard, their victory bumped their record up to 1-0.
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