Baseball Recap: East Peoria picks up fifth straight win on the road

By Team Reports Apr 12, 2024, 4:05am

Baseball Recap: East Peoria Raiders vs. Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones

East Peoria waltzed into their game on Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Sacred Heart-Griffin Cyclones and snuck past 3-2. That's more bragging rights for East Peoria, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

The team relied heavily on Curt Sosnowski, who went 2-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.

East Peoria pushed their record up to 14-1 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-2.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East Peoria will take on Olympia at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. East Peoria is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season. As for Sacred Heart-Griffin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Rochester at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.

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