The Belvidere Bucs will be playing at home against the Richmond-Burton Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Belvidere is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Belvidere's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They blew past Rockford East 17-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Belvidere.
The team relied heavily on Nathan Steurer, who scored two runs and stole three bases while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Urbietta, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Richmond-Burton lost 8-1 to Grayslake Central on Monday.
Belvidere has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-17-1 record this season. As for Richmond-Burton, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 17-10 record this season.
Belvidere came up short against Richmond-Burton when the teams last played back in March of 2023, falling 8-3. Will Belvidere have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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