Baseball Recap: Peotone Takes a Loss

Peotone lost against Bradley-Bourbonnais back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Blue Devils came up short against the Boilermakers, falling 22-7.

Ruben Velasco was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI. Tyler Leitelt was another key player, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.

Peotone's loss dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Bradley-Bourbonnais, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-4.

Peotone and Bradley-Bourbonnais could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Blue Devils (ranked 482nd) will meet Streator (ranked 239th) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Bradley-Bourbonnais will take on Lincoln-Way East at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank disadvantage (88 vs. 7).