Chargers
| 03/31/25 @ Liberty | 4 |
| 03/29/25 @ Edwardsville | 0 |
| 03/28/25 vs Clark County | 15 |
| 03/27/25 vs Mercer County | 4 |
| 03/25/25 vs Sherrard | 2 |
| + 3 more games |
Illini West is 8-2 against Rushville-Industry since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. Illini West will look to defend their home field against Rushville-Industry at 4:30 p.m. Illini West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
On Monday, Illini West was able to grind out a solid victory over Liberty, taking the game 4-1.
Illini West saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Grady Blue, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 12 runs the game before, Rushville-Industry was a bit more limited in their game on Monday. They came up short against Beardstown, falling 15-1. The matchup marked the Rockets' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Illini West's win bumped their record up to 7-1. As for Rushville-Industry, they now have a losing record of 2-3.
Rushville-Industry's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Illini West has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 8.9 hits per game. It's a different story for Rushville-Industry, though, as they've been averaging 11.2 hits. Given Illini West's sizable advantage in that area, Rushville-Industry will need to find a way to close that gap.
Illini West skirted past Rushville-Industry 9-8 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will Illini West repeat their success, or does Rushville-Industry has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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