The Rock Falls Rockets will square off against the Stillman Valley Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither Rock Falls nor Stillman Valley posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Last Friday, Rock Falls came up short against Sterling and fell 4-1. The loss continues a trend for the Rockets in their meetings with the Golden Warriors: they've now lost three in a row.
Owen Mandrell was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Stillman Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They lost 21-0 to Freeport. The game marked the first time this year in which the Cardinals were not able to get on the board.
Stillman Valley's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Rock Falls, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5-1.
Rock Falls took their win against Stillman Valley in their previous meeting on Thursday by a conclusive 9-3 score. Will the Rockets repeat their success, or do the Cardinals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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