Baseball Preview: Rock Island Rocks vs. Dunlap Eagles
Rock Island has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Dunlap Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Rock Island is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.
After only two runs in their last game, Rock Island made sure to put some runs up on the board against East Moline United on Saturday. Rock Island walked away with a 10-5 victory over East Moline United.
Owen Michaels was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off seven hits (and not a single walk). Michaels was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Jackson Bennett, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Namarion Coleman, who scored three runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Dunlap waltzed into their match last Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Bruins out 4-3.
Dunlap saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Josh Diver, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Rock Island has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. As for Dunlap, their record now sits at 8-1.
Rock Island skirted past Dunlap 2-1 in their previous meeting back in April of 2021. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rock Island since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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