The Pekin Dragons will face off against the Rochester Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Pekin has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with seven straight defeats, while Rochester will come in with ten straight wins.
Pekin came up short against Washington on Wednesday, falling 11-1. That's two games in a row now that the Dragons have lost by exactly ten runs.
Pekin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Hanvey, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Rochester narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Belleville East 5-3.
Sam Ferris was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double.
Rochester's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Pekin, their loss dropped their record down to 5-10.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Friday. Pekin hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Rochester struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.6 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Pekin might still be hurting after the 14-0 defeat they got from Rochester when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can the Dragons avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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