Aviators Win at Illinois, 8-3
The <North Carolina Aviators:team#8> picked up a win at Todd Berry Memorial Field, knocking off the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74>, 8-3. Starting pitcher <Hyotaru Takahashi:player#10499> played a key role in the triumph. Takahashi went 7 innings to notch the win. He scattered 7 hits, walked 1, and struck out 5. His record improves to 10-10.  North Carolina now owns a record of 43-54.

North Carolina used the bat of <Flash Rodríguez:player#7210> to capture the win. The catcher jacked a 3-run  home run in the top of the third inning to put the Aviators ahead, 4-1. It was his lone hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a dandy.

Takahashi told a North Carolina Chronicle reporter that he was "more than satisfied" with the win. 



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