For the second straight game, Dunlap will face off against East Peoria. The Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Raiders at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Dunlap 2.7, East Peoria 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Dunlap is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering East Peoria just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Monday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 3-2.
Jackson Newton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-2 with one home run and two runs.
The victory (which was East Peoria's fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-3. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Dunlap, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 13-5.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
