Plainfield East and Bolingbrook are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2015, but likely not for long. The Plainfield East Bengals will head out on the road to take on the Bolingbrook Raiders at 2:00 p.m. on Monday.
While Plainfield East couldn't quite beat Ottawa on Saturday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point loss they were dealt on Wednesday. Plainfield East fell just short of Ottawa by a score of 10-8. Plainfield East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Plainfield East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cru Christensen, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeffery Wheeler, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Bolingbrook had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Steelmen a 10-0 shutout. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest victory Bolingbrook has managed all season.
Josh Lamberson tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over five innings pitched.
At the plate, Ryan Witt was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Matt Washington, who scored three runs while going 1-for-4.
Plainfield East now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Bolingbrook, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Plainfield East might still be hurting after the 14-2 defeat they got from Bolingbrook in their previous meeting back in March of 2023. Can Plainfield East avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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