The East Peoria Raiders will take on the Washington Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Peoria 3, Washington 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Six must be East Peoria's lucky number: they beat Springfield with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Raiders had just enough and edged out the Senators 6-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Raiders have posted against the Senators since April 21, 2018.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Washington's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They fell just short of Normal Community by a score of 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered since March 22nd.
Gavin Lawrence made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Eli Roedell, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
East Peoria is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 13-7.
East Peoria beat Washington 3-0 in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Will the Raiders repeat their success, or do the Panthers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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