If Quincy was riding high fresh off their 9-0 takedown of Hannibal on Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Blue Devils fell just short of the Moline Maroons by a score of 3-2 on Monday. The loss continues a trend for the Blue Devils in their meetings with the Maroons: they've now lost nine in a row.
Drake Gibson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in three consecutive appearances.
Cameron Lawson
| 04/13/26 vs Moline | 1 |
| 04/11/26 vs Hannibal | 2 |
| 04/09/26 @ Granite City | 2 |
| 04/08/26 @ Rock Island | 1 |
| 04/07/26 vs Illini West | 2 |
On the hitting side, Quincy saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cameron Lawson, who went 1-for-4 with one stolen base and one run. Lawson is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now snagged at least one in each of the last five games he's played.
Quincy's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 8-4-1. As for Moline, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
While Quincy had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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