Kankakee fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Springfield Southeast on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Springfield Southeast Spartans by a score of 3-2. Kankakee's loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Kankakee saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trey Blanchette, who went 2-for-3 with a double.
Kankakee's defeat dropped their record down to 19-12-1. As for Springfield Southeast, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-15.
Kankakee will be playing at home against Urbana at 8:25 p.m. on Friday. Kankakee is facing Urbana at the right time seeing as Urbana is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. As for Springfield Southeast, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Champaign Central at 11:00 a.m. Champaign Central is coming into the match with five straight victories at home, so Springfield Southeast will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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