Moline has been on the road for three straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Rock Island Rocks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Moline: 4, Rock Island: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Moline's hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Providence Catholic on Wednesday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Celtics.
Meanwhile, Rock Island put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They never let Riverdale onto the board and left with a 13-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Rock Island.
Jake Osborn looked comfortable as he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Rock Island got a massive performance out of Namarion Coleman, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Conner Diiulio, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Moline's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 14-13. As for Rock Island, they are on a roll lately: they've won 15 of their last 18 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season.
Moline beat Rock Island 6-2 in their previous meeting last Wednesday. Does Moline have another victory up their sleeve, or will Rock Island turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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