The Charleston Trojans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Rochester Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rochester is hoping to do on Monday what Taylorville couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Charleston's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Everything went Charleston's way against Taylorville as Charleston made off with a 17-8 victory. That's two games straight that Charleston has won by exactly nine runs.
The team relied heavily on Owen Bennett, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Jaydon Hudson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Rochester narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Coal City 8-7. That's two games straight that Rochester has won by just one run.
Charleston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Rochester, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-12.
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