Illiana Christian can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Lowell Red Devils as the Illiana Christian Vikings made off with an 11-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Illiana Christian.
Spencer Bandstra made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Bandstra was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Isaac VanderWoude was a standout: he went 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and a double. Luke Smith was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run.
On Lowell's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Gutierrez, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. Gutierrez is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Angel Reyes, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Illiana Christian's victory bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Lowell, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-4.
Illiana Christian will play host again on Monday to welcome Griffith, where first pitch is scheduled at 5:00 p.m. Illiana Christian is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.8 runs per game this season. As for Lowell, they are on the road again on Monday to play Hanover Central at 4:30 p.m. Hanover Central will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Lowell surely won't give up without a fight.
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