SJO advances to baseball state championship

Scoring two quick runs in the bottom of the first inning, St. Joseph-Ogden never had to look over their shoulder on the way to their first state title game since 2017.

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Photo: Sentinel/Clark Brooks

CHAMPAIGN - SJO head coach Josh Haley give Trevor Ames, Will Haley, and Finn Miller a pep talk during a timeout by the Crusaders. The Spartans went on to defeat Ottawa Marquette to advance to Saturday's Class 2A championship game against Harvest Christian Academy-Westminster Christian with a 6-1 decision. The title game is slated to start at 7 p.m. at Illinois Field. Ames, who booked a stolen base, delivered one run and RBI, Miller had two hits and a RBI, and Haley scored twice, finishing the game with one hit.

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