Baseball Recap: Rock Island Rocks vs. Moline Maroons
While Rock Island put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Moline. The Rock Island Rocks narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Moline Maroons 2-0. This was a revenge matchup for Rock Island, as the team was forced to settle for a 3-1 defeat when these two played on Saturday.
Not much got past Owen Michaels, who gave up just three hits to keep Moline off the board. Michaels has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than six innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Rock Island is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5 record this season. As for Moline, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-8.
Rock Island will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Quincy at 4:30 p.m. Quincy is coming into the game with three straight defeats on the road, meaning Rock Island will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Moline, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Sterling at 4:30 p.m. Moline's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Sterling's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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