On Monday, Dunlap faced East Peoria in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Dunlap Eagles' pitcher stepped up to hand the East Peoria Raiders an 8-0 shutout. Considering Dunlap has won six games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Jack Piper spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just zero earned runs on seven hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Christian Ferrari, who went 2-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Jackson Newton was another key contributor, getting on base in four of his five plate appearances with.
The win (which was Dunlap's sixth in a row) raised their record to 14-2. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs per game. As for East Peoria, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 15-2.
Dunlap will have a chance to go back-to-back against East Peoria: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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