The Alleman Pioneers are taking a road trip to square off against the LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Alleman has given up an average of 8.4 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Alleman came up short against Geneseo on Tuesday, falling 18-7. The Pioneers have struggled against the Maple Leafs recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost meeting.
Campbell Humphrey and Sofia Diaz did some serious damage despite the final result: Humphrey went 1-for-2 with one triple, one run, and one RBI, while Diaz went 1-for-2 with one home run. That RBI marked the first that Humphrey brought in this season. Rhylee McMeekan was another key player, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, LaSalle-Peru entered their tilt with Rock Falls on Friday with four consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with five. They put the hurt on the Rockets with a sharp 15-0 win. The result was nothing new for the Cavaliers, who have now won three matches by seven runs or more so far this season.
LaSalle-Peru's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-2. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Alleman, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
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