The East Moline United Panthers are on the road again on Thursday to play the Plainfield Central Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
East Moline United can now show off ten landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They blew past Yorkville 11-5.
Zach Darras made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 3.1 innings while giving up just one earned run but no hits. Darras was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
In other batting news, Christian Peterson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and a triple. Payton Welge was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Plainfield Central won against Plainfield South two weeks ago with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again last Friday. Plainfield Central won by a run and slipped past Plainfield South 7-6. That's two games straight that Plainfield Central has won by just one run.
East Moline United has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 21-7 record this season. As for Plainfield Central, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 17-12.
East Moline United came up short against Plainfield Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, falling 3-0. Can East Moline United avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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