Palatine proved they can win big on Monday (they won by 15) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They never let the Prospect Knights get on the board and left with a 1-0 victory. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Pirates have posted since April 26th.
Palatine has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a massive bump to their 12-10-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.6 runs on average over those games. As for Prospect, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-5.
Looking ahead, Palatine will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Hersey at 4:45 p.m. As for Prospect, they will square off against Barrington at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Knights 3.7, the Fillies/Broncos 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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