Baseball Preview: Joliet Central Steelmen vs. Bremen Braves
The Joliet Central Steelmen will head out on the road to take on the Bremen Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Joliet Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
After soaring to 12 runs the game before, Joliet Central was a bit more limited in their match on Monday. They fell victim to a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of Crete-Monee.
Joliet Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jay Zepeda, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Bremen came up short against Chicago Christian on Tuesday and fell 10-7.
RJ Harris was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Oscar Delatorre, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Joliet Central has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-3-1 record this season. As for Bremen, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Joliet Central might still be hurting after the 12-1 defeat they got from Bremen in their previous matchup back in May of 2016. Thankfully for Joliet Central, Tom Cassel (who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits (he also only allowed one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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