Baseball Recap: Peoria Panthers vs. Estrella Foothills Wolves
Peoria lost against Estrella Foothills back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Peoria Panthers fell victim to a tough 17-3 defeat at the hands of the Estrella Foothills Wolves. Peoria has not had much luck with Estrella Foothills recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Hunter Clark put in work while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched. Clark was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Dominic Ramirez made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
On Estrella Foothills' side, Jordan Linton looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Linton has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Estrella Foothills let Alec Schaeffer and Cody Rollings loose on the outfield. Schaeffer scored four runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-4, while Rollings scored three runs while going 3-for-4. Schaeffer has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Miller, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Peoria's loss dropped their record down to 8-10. As for Estrella Foothills, they pushed their record up to 21-3 with that victory, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
While Peoria had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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