After flying high against Freeport last Saturday, Limestone came back down to earth. The Rockets fell just short of the East Peoria Raiders by a score of 6-4 on Monday. The Rockets haven't had much luck with the Raiders recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Limestone got a good showing from Landon Winter, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Winter has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Alec Williams made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he launched this season. Another player making a difference was Bryce Chapman, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Limestone's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 7-4. As for East Peoria, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.
Coming up, Limestone will be playing in front of their home fans against Galesburg at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. East Peoria will be paying especially close attention to the Rockets' game: after the Rockets faces off against the Silver Streaks, they'll take on East Peoria again at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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