Baseball Recap: Romeoville Spartans vs. Joliet Central Steelmen
Romeoville scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They blew past the Joliet Central Steelmen 19-2. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Romeoville considering their one-run performance the game before.
Tyler Noe made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Noe was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Matthew Dobbins and Nolan Holgado did most of the damage at the plate: 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 Justin Perez, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Joliet Central's side, they 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 is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played.
The win made it two in a row for Romeoville and bumps their season record up to 11-18. As for Joliet Central, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-19-1 record this season.
Romeoville will have a chance to go back-to-back against Joliet Central: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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