Baseball Game Preview: Peotone Blue Devils vs. Grant Park Dragons

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Previous Games

04/19/24 - Away	17-2 W
04/21/22 - Away	13-2 W
05/27/21 - Away	10-3 W
04/25/19 - Away	8-0 W
04/26/18 - Home	6-4 W
+ 3 more games

Peotone is a perfect 8-0 against Grant Park since April of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Blue Devils will host the Dragons at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

On Tuesday, Peotone came up short against Streator and fell 4-1.

Ruben Velasco made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.

Meanwhile, Grant Park came up short against Watseka on Thursday, falling 17-5. The Dragons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Dean Malkowski was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI. He is becoming a predictor of Grant Park's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 3-6 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Nolan Olthoff, who earned one run and two stolen bases.

Peotone's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Grant Park, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-7.

Everything went Peotone's way against Grant Park when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Peotone made off with a 17-2 victory. Will the Blue Devils repeat their success, or do the Dragons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.