While Plainfield East couldn't quite beat Ottawa on Saturday, the two-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-point defeat they were dealt last Wednesday. The Plainfield East Bengals fell just short of the Ottawa Pirates by a score of 10-8. Plainfield East has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Plainfield East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cru Christensen, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Stokes, who scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Plainfield East now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Ottawa, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Plainfield East will square off against Bolingbrook at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. One thing working in Bolingbrook's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last three contests. As for Ottawa, they are on the road again on Tuesday to play Hall at 4:30 p.m.
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