Chargers fall Dundee-Crown in heartbreaker. Will Haley delivered three of St. Joseph-Ogden's six RBI and Cam Schluter added two more in the team's 7-2 victory Friday afternoon.
St. Joseph-Ogden 7, Rockridge 2
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph-Ogden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Rockridge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
GAME NOTES: Finn Miller had two hits and scored one run in SJO's non-conference game against Rockridge at the Rantoul Family Sports Complex in Rantoul on Friday. Will Haley delivered three of the team's six RBI and Cam Schluter added two more for the Spartans who improved to 7-1. Seniors Kodey McKinney and Logan Rosenthal stole one base each. Parker Fitch earned the win striking out five Rockets across six innings.
Ryan Oelke took the loss for the Rockets, giving up three runs and one hit after relieving Cullen Schwigen and relinquishing the mound in the fourth inning to Mitch Boney. Tanner Dye and Payten Downing produced one hit and RBI run each for Rockridge. Schwigen and Kainin Mumma scored the team's two runs.
Dundee-Crown 2, Centennial 1
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundee-Crown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Centennial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
GAME NOTES: Madden Ritter pitched four innings, giving up three hits and a pair of runs to the visiting Chargers. Throwing 70 pitches, the junior struck out three Dundee-Crown batters in the loss. Senior Isaiah Allen chalked up two stolen bases and score the team's solo run. Paysen Dacanay, Chris Miller, Karl Olson, Tate Sauer and Allen had one hit each for Centennial.
Dundee-Crown's Kaden Klancnik earned the pitching win. Max Backaus had two hits with Cole Pearson and Ikey Grzynkowicz scoring the team's two runs.
Rantoul 10, Arthur-Okawa Christian 0
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rantoul | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | - | - | 10 | 8 | 1 |
| Arthur-Okawa Christian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 3 |
GAME NOTES: Eagles' sophomore Aiden Cheek threw 77 pitches, securing the non-conference victory striking out 12 of the 18 batters he faced in a little over four innings. Owen Johnson had two hits, two RBI, and scored two runs to help the Rantoul improve to a 4-3 early-season record.
Ian Herschberger suffered the loss after seeing 14 batters at the plate, striking out one and walking to others. The senior gave up six hits and seven run to the Eagles.
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