Rock Island stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Richwoods Knights a 10-0 shutout. Winning may never get old, but Rock Island sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
The team relied heavily on Conner Diiulio, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Josiah Putnam was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 3-for-4.
Rock Island is on a roll lately: they've won 17 of their last 20 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Richwoods, they now have a losing record at 14-15.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rock Island will square off against LaSalle-Peru at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last four games LaSalle-Peru has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Richwoods, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Metamora at 4:15 p.m.
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