Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Hoopeston). Everything went their way against the Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon Knights on Monday as the Hoopeston Cornjerkers made off with a 6-2 victory. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 4-0.
Hoopeston hit Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from
Miles Learned (2),
Nathan Burd (2),
Brayden Walder, and
Dallas Sheppard.
Hoopeston's win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 1-6-2 record this season.
Hoopeston didn't take long to hit the pitch again: they've already played their next game, a 7-1 loss vs. Fisher/Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley on the 1st. As for Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Mt. Pulaski at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Blue Ridge/DeLand-Weldon is facing Mt. Pulaski at the right time seeing as Mt. Pulaski is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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