The East Moline United Panthers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the East Peoria Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Monday, East Moline United made easy work of Riverdale and carried off a 9-3 victory.
Zach Darras was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Darras was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-2 with three RBI and a triple.
In other batting news, East Moline United let Nolan Malmstrom and Quinn Scott loose on the outfield. Malmstrom scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Scott scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Toland, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, everything went East Peoria's way against Metamora on Monday as East Peoria made off with an 8-1 win.
The team relied heavily on R.J. Duncheon, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Dave Hartwell, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
East Moline United is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-6 record this season. As for East Peoria, they pushed their record up to 20-6 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. East Moline United has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like East Peoria struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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