The Rolling Meadows Mustangs will face off against the Elk Grove Grenadiers at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Rolling Meadows is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
Rolling Meadows' pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They were the clear victors by a 15-0 margin over Fenton. The Mustangs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine games by six runs or more this season.
Brock Ryan looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. What's more, he posted two strikeouts, the most he's had over his last four contests.
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At the plate, the team relied heavily on Anthony Nuccio, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high. CJ King Jr. was another key player, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Rolling Meadows always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .676. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Fenton only posted an OBP of .333.
Meanwhile, Elk Grove was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 9-0 to Waubonsie Valley.
Elk Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Denis Rangel, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
Rolling Meadows is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 4.0 runs on average over those games. As for Elk Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 3-14.
Elk Grove's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Rolling Meadows has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .438. It's a different story for Elk Grove, though, as they've only averaged .323. Will they be able to contain Rolling Meadows' hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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