Monticello is 9-1 against Rantoul since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Monticello Sages will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rantoul Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Monticello is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Monticello can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent match on Wednesday. They blew past Maroa-Forsyth 9-3. That's two games straight that Monticello has won by exactly six runs.
Cassidee Stoffel spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on five hits. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 17 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Isabella Beery, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Sadie Walsh, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Rantoul lost 14-5 to Champaign Central on Wednesday.
The victory made it two in a row for Monticello and bumps their season record up to 15-12. As for Rantoul, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-15 record this season.
Monticello beat Rantoul 4-1 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Monticello have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rantoul turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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