Durand/Pecatonica is 3-0 against South Beloit since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen will look to defend their home field against the South Beloit Sobos at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Durand/Pecatonica lost 8-1 to Byron on Wednesday. Durand/Pecatonica has not had much luck with Byron recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but South Beloit ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Earlville out 2-1. Winning may never get old, but South Beloit sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
Richard Carlson made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Carlson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive pitching appearances. Carlson was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with a double.
Carlson wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Kaehler, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Durand/Pecatonica's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-7. As for South Beloit, their victory bumped their record up to 4-11.
Durand/Pecatonica took their win against South Beloit when the teams last played back in March of 2023 by a conclusive 14-2. Will Durand/Pecatonica repeat their success, or does South Beloit have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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