Pleasant Plains won against Coal City last Saturday with four runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Pleasant Plains Cardinals won by a run and slipped past the Glenwood Titans 4-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Pleasant Plains.
Cale Hatcher spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered three earned runs on three hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Cooper Shallenberg, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
On Glenwood's side, they got a good showing from Clayton Marquez, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Cru Erickson was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double. Another player making a difference was Joe Anderson, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Glenwood hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Pleasant Plains struck out seven times.
Pleasant Plains has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 27-7 record this season. As for Glenwood, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 24-5.
Pleasant Plains does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Glenwood, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Glenwood is on a 14-game streak of home wins, Lincoln a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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