Baseball Recap: Dunlap Eagles vs. East Peoria Raiders
Dunlap waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 victory over the East Peoria Raiders. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Dunlap also won the last time the pair played last Monday.
Jaxson Tresenriter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Tresenriter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Tresenriter was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Gabe Munoz was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs. Eli Michanicou was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with a home run.
On East Peoria's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dave Hartwell, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Dunlap is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for East Peoria, their loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Dunlap will take on Pekin at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. Dunlap is facing Pekin at the right time seeing as Pekin is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for East Peoria, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Peoria Christian at 4:30 p.m.
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