Madison-Grant and Illiana Christian squared off in some playoff action on Saturday, but Madison-Grant had to settle for second. They lost 10-0 to the Illiana Christian Vikings. Madison-Grant's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Madison-Grant saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Luke Gilman, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases.
On Illiana Christian's side, the result came thanks to Spencer Bandstra's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. Bandstra has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Luke Smith, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a stolen base, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Aaron Gouwens, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI.
Madison-Grant's defeat dropped their record down to 17-11. As for Illiana Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-9 record this season.
As of now, neither Madison-Grant nor Illiana Christian have any future games scheduled.
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