Illinois Valley Central won the last time they faced Prairie Central, and things went their way on Monday too. The Illinois Valley Central Grey Ghosts came out on top against the Prairie Central Hawks by a score of 5-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Illinois Valley Central.
Max Gregory looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Illinois Valley Central's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brynden Coventry, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Griffen Landsverk, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Even though they lost, Prairie Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their 11th loss (out of 14 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Illinois Valley Central's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Prairie Central, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 4-15.
Illinois Valley Central will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Deer Creek-Mackinaw at 7:00 p.m. The last three games Deer Creek-Mackinaw has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Prairie Central, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Eureka at 4:30 p.m. Eureka is coming into the match with seven straight wins at home, so Prairie Central will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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