Baseball Preview: Bloomington Purple Raiders vs. Peoria Notre Dame Irish
After five games on the road, Bloomington is heading back home. They will take on the Peoria Notre Dame Irish at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Bloomington is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Bloomington gave their fans yet another huge victory on Thursday. They blew past Grandview Heights 11-1.
Ben Kobel spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on three hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Bloomington let Trey Thompson and Zach Spidle loose on the outfield. Thompson scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Spidle scored three runs and stole three bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Dowling, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Peoria Notre Dame had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Tremont on Wednesday. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Peoria Notre Dame in their matchups with Tremont: they've now lost four in a row.
Bloomington's win bumped their record up to 5-2-1. As for Peoria Notre Dame, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.
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