Baseball Recap: Streator Comes Up Short

Streator extended their losing streak to three on Tuesday, dropping their season record down to 10-14 in the process. They fell 5-2 to the Manteno Panthers. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Panthers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 5-3 on Monday.

Keegan Angelico

Runs

04/08/25 vs Reed-Custer	3
04/29/25 @ Manteno	2
04/03/25 vs Ottawa	2
03/21/25 @ Sandwich	2
04/28/25 vs Manteno	1
+ 8 more games

Keegan Angelico made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. He is becoming a predictor of Streator's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 3-1 (and 7-13 when he doesn't).

As for Manteno, the victory (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-4. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.4 runs on average over those games.

On Manteno's side, Jake Wendling made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Wendling has been consistent: he hasn't given up more than one walk in five consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one run and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in March.

In other pitching news, Nolan Canfield tossed a big game, striking out eight batters over five innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in April of 2024.

Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Tyler Buehler, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Andrew Norred, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.

Coming up, Streator will head out on the road to take on Lisle at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Manteno, they will host Pontiac at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The timing is sure in the Panthers' favor as the team sits on three straight wins at home while the Indians have been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.