The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts will face off against the Hall Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Illinois Valley Central's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They blew past Midwest Central 9-0. Considering the Grey Ghosts have won seven games by more than six runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Grant Bramer, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Midwest Central off the board. Bramer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive appearances.
Cole Yates
| 04/10/25 @ Peoria Notre Dame | 3 |
| 04/29/25 vs Midwest Central | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ Brimfield | 2 |
| 04/09/25 vs Bloomington Central Catholic | 2 |
| 03/26/25 @ Streator | 2 |
| + 6 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Cole Yates, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and one RBI. Illinois Valley Central is undefeated when Yates posts two or more runs, but 7-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Sam Griggs, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Hall beat Erie 8-5 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Devils.
Illinois Valley Central's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 12-9. As for Hall, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Illinois Valley Central couldn't quite get it done against Hall in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 8-4. Will the Grey Ghosts have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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