Baseball Recap: Rock Island Rocks vs. Galesburg Silver Streaks
Rock Island won the last time they faced Galesburg, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Rock Island Rocks narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Galesburg Silver Streaks 5-3.
Conner Diiulio spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Namarion Coleman, who scored a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Josiah Putnam, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Rock Island has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 15 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. As for Galesburg, their loss was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 15-13.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Rock Island by a score of 6-5 later that day.
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