The Villa Grove Blue Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Oakwood Comets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Villa Grove will be strutting in after a victory while Oakwood will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Villa Grove needed a bit of extra time to put away Central A & M. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over the Raiders. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Blue Devils have posted since May 12, 2025.
Villa Grove let Jesse Gire and Max Wilson run wild. Gire got on base in all five of his plate appearances with one RBI, while Wilson got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run and one double.
Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for Oakwood's offense. They came up short against Marshall on Tuesday, falling 8-0. Having soared to a lofty 11 runs in the game before, the Comets' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
The win made it two in a row for Villa Grove and bumps their season record up to 7-10. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 8 runs in those games. As for Oakwood, their loss dropped their record down to 9-14.
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