Baseball Recap: Romeoville Spartans vs. Plainfield East Bengals
Romeoville waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Plainfield East Bengals out 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Romeoville also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Harrison Kolze and Jeremy Thompson made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Kolze pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Thompson didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Kolze has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Kolze went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI, while Thompson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonny Lee, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Romeoville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-19 record this season. As for Plainfield East, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-25.
Romeoville will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Waubonsie Valley at 10:00 a.m. Romeoville will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Plainfield East, they will head out on the road to face off against Bolingbrook at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield East is facing Bolingbrook at the right time seeing as Bolingbrook is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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