Rock Island was the 5-3 winner over Galesburg when they last played one another on Saturday, but their luck changed this time around. The Rock Island Rocks fell just short of the Galesburg Silver Streaks by a score of 6-5 on Saturday.
Conner Diiulio made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Alex Churchill was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple, a run, and an RBI.
Rock Island's defeat dropped their record down to 16-7. As for Galesburg, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 16-13.
Rock Island will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Alleman at 5:00 p.m. Rock Island's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Alleman's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Galesburg, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Richwoods at 4:30 p.m. on May 15th.
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