Bloomington had to endure a five-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They won by a run and slipped past the Danville Vikings 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Bloomington also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
For Danville's part, Grady Devors was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. He struck out nine batters over five innings while giving up three earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits. Devors was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base.
In other batting news, Kody Meeker was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Bloomington's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-13-1. As for Danville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-21 record this season.
Bloomington will have a chance to go back-to-back against Danville: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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