The Monmouth-Roseville Titans are headed away from home for the first time to square off against the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Monmouth-Roseville can't be to happy about their upcoming road matchup considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They came up short against LaSalle-Peru, falling 17-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest loss the Titans have suffered since April 29, 2024.
Monmouth-Roseville saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Way, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Illinois Valley Central had just enough and edged out Pekin 7-6 on Friday.
Grant Bramer looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
At the plate, Keegan Schol and Griffen Landsverk did most of the damage at the plate: Schol scored a run while going 1-for-3, while Landsverk scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Sam Griggs was another key player, going 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Monmouth-Roseville might still be hurting after the 7-0 defeat they got from Illinois Valley Central when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Can Monmouth-Roseville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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