Wildcats Find Themselves At The Top Of The Mountain Again, Beating Maine South For Back To Back Titles
The roar of the crowd echoed in the background as twilight fell on Slammer’s Stadium. The crisp summer air was thick with the anticipation of hundreds of fans as the 4A Illinois State Baseball Championship neared its end. With a run already allowed in the bottom of the 8th and their two-run lead potentially slipping through their fingers, all the pressure in the world was on Junior Madden Cotts. As he readied himself, with the anticipation of two towns looming over him, he threw the pitch, and t