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| 03/22/24 - Home | 11-0 W |
| 04/12/22 - Home | 7-6 W |
| 04/24/18 - Away | 12-0 W |
| 03/21/17 - Home | 16-5 W |
| 04/24/15 - Home | 10-9 W |
Rantoul has gone a perfect 5-0 against Blue Ridge recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Rantoul Eagles will head out to challenge the Blue Ridge Knights at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Rantoul is leaving town to face Blue Ridge after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Rantoul came up short against Westville on Monday, falling 11-0. The loss continues a trend for the Eagles in their meetings with the Tigers: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Blue Ridge had to hit the road for their first game and it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They fell just short of Donovan by a score of 2-1 on Monday.
Ellie Schlieper spent all 9.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on eight hits and racked up 19 Ks. Those 19 strikeouts gave her a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Blue Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Presley Hardesty, who went 1-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Everything went Rantoul's way against Blue Ridge in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, as Rantoul made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rantoul since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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