The Peoria Panthers are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season: they will challenge the Washington Rams at 3:45 p.m. on Friday. Peoria's hitters haven't had much luck over their past three matches, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Peoria's offense. They lost 11-0 to Poston Butte on Thursday.
Meanwhile, everything went Washington's way against Metro Tech on Wednesday as Washington made off with a 15-5 victory. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by exactly ten runs.
Dustin Lugo was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-3. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in RBI (three). Another player making a difference was Cash Kenyon, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, two doubles, and one triple.
Washington was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .517. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Metro Tech only posted a batting average of .235.
Washington's record now sits at 2-0. As for Peoria, their loss dropped their record down to 0-3.
Peoria skirted past Washington 5-4 when the teams last played back in March of 2019. Does Peoria have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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