The East Moline United Panthers are taking a road trip to face off against the Pekin Dragons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (East Moline United has eight straight wins, Pekin has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, East Moline United needed a bit of extra time to put away Galesburg. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Silver Streaks 2-1.
Will Rises looked comfortable as he tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent : he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Peterson, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Pekin's offense. They lost 12-0 to Washington on Monday.
East Moline United pushed their record up to 9-6 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for Pekin, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-8.
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