Baseball Recap: Dunlap Eagles vs. Pekin Dragons
Dunlap had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it eight on Friday. Everything went their way against the Pekin Dragons as they made off with a 10-2 win. Considering Dunlap has won seven matches by more than seven runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Christian Ferrari was a standout: he scored a run while going 1-for-1. Another player making a difference was Gabe Munoz, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Dunlap has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. As for Pekin, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-13.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Dunlap will face off against Canton at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Canton: they have been struggling with six straight losses at home, while Dunlap has snatched up four consecutive wins on the road. As for Pekin, they are on the road again on Monday to play Metamora at 4:15 p.m. Metamora and Pekin are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.
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