Baseball Recap: Dunlap Eagles vs. East Peoria Raiders
Dunlap waltzed into their match on Saturday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They came out on top against the East Peoria Raiders by a score of 8-3. That's more bragging rights for Dunlap, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Jackson Newton was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Davis Weeks, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Dunlap has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 28-6 record this season. As for East Peoria, their defeat dropped their record down to 27-8.
Dunlap will face off against Joliet Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Dunlap: 2.4, Joliet Catholic: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned. East Peoria does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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