PEORIA, Illinois (WMBD) – Normal West baseball took down Pekin in a 13-8 barnburner.
Metamora baseball lost a heartbreaker 7-6 to Orion. They trailed 6-1 in the fourth before Kaden Hartnett hit a grand slam to make it a one-run game.
A single in the 6th tied it 6-6, but an error by the Redbirds in the 7th gave Orion the winning run.
Brimfield beat Notre Dame in softball 8-0, in part thanks to a three-run home run from Sawyer Drury and Metamora girls soccer beat Central Catholic 2-0. Freshman Ava Lafollette had both goals for the Redbirds.
East Peoria and Eureka also won in baseball while Normal West and U-High won in softball.