Baseball Recap: Macomb Drops Highest Score of Season Against Peoria Heights

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Macomb). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Peoria Heights Patriots a 15-0 shutout on Saturday. The Bombers haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

The team relied heavily on Emmett Beck, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and three RBI. He has become a key player for Macomb: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 2-11 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Isaac Leinbach, who went 2-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.

Bombers

On Base Percentage

04/19/25 vs Peoria Heights	59.3%
04/18/25 @ Galesburg	33.3%
04/15/25 vs Brimfield	31%
04/14/25 @ West Prairie	37.1%
04/11/25 vs Canton	48.5%
+ 19 more games

Macomb always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .593. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.

Macomb's win bumped their record up to 5-11. As for Peoria Heights, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-9.

Macomb didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 12-1 victory against Cuba/Spoon River Valley on the 23rd. As for Peoria Heights, they have also already played their next game, a 10-0 defeat against Farmington on the 21st.