Baseball Recap: Tolono Unity Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Win

Rockets

Previous 5 Games

04/14/25 vs Paxton-Buckley-Loda	9-2
04/12/25 @ Carterville	11-6
04/10/25 vs Pontiac	9-0
04/08/25 vs Okaw Valley	15-4
04/07/25 @ Rantoul	8-4

Tolono Unity had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Monday. They blew past the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers 9-2. The Rockets have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Panthers, too.

Emmerson Bailey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Those two runs gave him a new career-high.

In other batting news, Brayden Henry and Tre Hoggard did most of the damage at the plate: Henry scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Hoggard went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double. That double was Hoggard's first of the season. Another player making a difference was Nolan Remole, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.

Tolono Unity hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive matches.

Tolono Unity's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, with the defeat, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-5.

We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Tolono Unity will take on rival Monticello at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Paxton-Buckley-Loda is set to challenge their familiar foe St. Joseph-Ogden at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.