Baseball Preview: LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers vs. Rock Island Rocks
The LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers will be playing at home against the Rock Island Rocks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games LaSalle-Peru has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
LaSalle-Peru took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged Sycamore out 2-1.
LaSalle-Peru got a great performance from Brady Backes as he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over six innings pitched.
At the plate, LaSalle-Peru saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Senica, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Rock Island gave their fans yet another huge victory on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Richwoods a 10-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Rock Island who now have four in a row.
Conner Diiulio was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Putnam, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
LaSalle-Peru's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-15. As for Rock Island, they have been performing well recently as they've won 17 of their last 20 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
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