Deer Creek-Mackinaw extended their losing streak to five on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 11-14 in the process. They lost 10-0 to the Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts. If the Chiefs were looking for revenge after losing 11-1 to the Grey Ghosts when the teams met back in April of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
As for Illinois Valley Central, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-10. The result was nothing new for the Grey Ghosts, who have now won eight matchups by seven runs or more so far this season.
For Illinois Valley Central's part, not much got past Max Gregory, who gave up just three hits to keep Deer Creek-Mackinaw off the board.
At the plate, Cole Yates was incredible, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Griffen Landsverk, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one run and one double.
Looking ahead, Deer Creek-Mackinaw will take on Olympia at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Illinois Valley Central, they will square off against Paxton-Buckley-Loda at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
