Baseball Recap: East Peoria Raiders vs. Metamora Redbirds
East Peoria put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over the Metamora Redbirds. That's more bragging rights for East Peoria, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
R.J. Duncheon was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dave Hartwell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Metamora's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Mason, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
East Peoria's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-6. As for Metamora, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-13.
East Peoria will head out on the road to square off against East Moline United at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (East Peoria: 3.6, East Moline United: 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Metamora, they will be playing at home against East Peoria at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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