Baseball Preview: Dunlap Eagles vs. Pekin Dragons
Dunlap is 9-1 against Pekin since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Dunlap Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Pekin Dragons at 4:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Dunlap has seven straight victories, Pekin has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Dunlap is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Illinois' top teams: East Peoria, who was ranked 20th in their home state at the time (Dunlap was ranked ninth). Dunlap sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over East Peoria on Wednesday.
Jaxson Tresenriter was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Tresenriter has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances. Tresenriter was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 3-for-3.
In other batting news, Gabe Munoz was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Eli Michanicou, who went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Pekin had to settle for a 6-4 loss against Morton on Wednesday.
Dunlap is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Pekin, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Dunlap was able to grind out a solid victory over Pekin in their previous matchup on Thursday, winning 5-2. Will Dunlap repeat their success, or does Pekin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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