Baseball Recap: Joliet Central Steelmen vs. Romeoville Spartans
Joliet Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 19-2 to the Romeoville Spartans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Joliet Central of the 1-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture last Monday.
Joliet Central saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Nixon, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. Nixon has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
On Romeoville's side, Tyler Noe made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Noe was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Romeoville let Matthew Dobbins and Nolan Holgado loose on the outfield. Dobbins went 3-for-3 with three runs, four RBI, and a double, while Holgado scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Karlos Otero, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Joliet Central's defeat dropped their record down to 7-19-1. As for Romeoville, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 11-18.
While Joliet Central had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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