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There's no place like home for Dunlap, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They never let the East Peoria Raiders get on the board and left with a 6-0 win on Wednesday. Considering the Eagles have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Davis Weeks made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out 13 over seven innings pitched. Those 13 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Weeks wasn't the only one making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Eli Michanicou, who went 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Dunlap's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 14-5. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for East Peoria, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 13-4 record.
Dunlap and East Peoria should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Eagles will take on Geneseo at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (43 vs. 230). Meanwhile, East Peoria (ranked 14th) will meet Springfield (ranked 320th) at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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