Baseball Recap: Peoria Comes Up Short

By Team Reports May 8, 2026, 3:50am

Baseball Recap: Peoria Lions vs. Bloomington Purple Raiders

Peoria fell victim to Bloomington and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 20-0 to the Purple Raiders. The Lions haven't had much luck with the Purple Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last nine times they've met.

Peoria's defeat dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Bloomington, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 9-14.

The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: the Purple Raiders beat Peoria by a score of 14-0 later that day.

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