Illinois Hands New Mexico 7-5 Defeat
Behind a solid performance from left fielder <Chris Payne:player#9983>, the <Illinois Warhawks:team#74> defeated the <New Mexico Danger:team#1>, 7-5. Payne was 2-2 with 2 doubles and 2 walks. He scored 2 times for the Warhawks. <Arturo García:player#10506> picked up the save, his 2nd. New Mexico falls to 4-5.

Illinois used the bat of <Samuel Kent:player#9886> to get the win. The center fielder hammered a 2-run  home run in the top of the fourth inning to put the Warhawks ahead, 7-5. It was his lone hit in 4 at-bats, but it did its damage.

"One win at a time, one game at a time. We try not to get too far ahead of ourselves," Kent told the Illinois Herald.



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