Blue Devils
| 04/25/25 vs Grant Park | 16 |
| 04/15/25 @ Lisle | 12 |
| 04/14/25 vs Lisle | 12 |
| 03/25/25 vs Thornton Fractional South | 11 |
| 03/28/25 @ Momence | 8 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Peotone). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Grant Park Dragons a 16-0 shutout on Friday. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Dragons recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
Josh Barta was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over four innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Ruben Velasco, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Alex Chenoweth was another key player, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs and two RBI.
Peotone was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .476. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Peotone's win bumped their record up to 6-11. As for Grant Park, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Peotone will face off against Reed-Custer at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Blue Devils are facing the Comets at the right time seeing as the Comets are stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Grant Park, they will take on Gardner-South Wilmington at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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