In a game heard on TALK 101 FM, The Eisenhower Panthers defeated the MacArthur Generals 28-7 in a weather shortened game played at Millikin University’s Frank Lindsay Field. The game was delayed with 7 minutes left in the 4th quarter due to lightning detection in the area and officials decided to call off the finish and deem the game final after a lengthy delay.
In other local High School football action Saturday, Central A & M beat Arcola 34-14.
The Chicago Cubs lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2. Jason Heyward had an RBI single for the Cubbies. Jason Hammel took the loss for Chicago.
The St. Louis Cardinals fell to the Oakland A’s 3-2. Randal Grichuk homered for the Cards. Matt Bowman took the loss in relief for St. Louis.
The Chicago White Sox knocked off the Seattle Mariners 9-3. The Sox had four homers in the game. Jose Abreu, Avasail Garcia, Alex Avila and Tyler Saladino all hit dingers. Jose Quintana was the winning hurler.
NASCAR Sprint Cup racing roars into the airwaves on GRIZ FM 98.1 at 2pm Sunday!!