The Washington Panthers will head out to take on the East Peoria Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Washington is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Washington is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Normal Community just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Ironmen by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Panthers have suffered since March 22nd.
Gavin Lawrence made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. Eli Roedell was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
East Peoria came out on top against Springfield on Saturday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run seventh inning. The Raiders skirted past the Senators 6-4. Six seems to be a good number for the Raiders as the team scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.
East Peoria has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-7.
Washington came up short against East Peoria in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 3-0. Can the Panthers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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