Joliet Central's game last Monday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They had just enough and edged the Bremen Braves out 5-4. For Joliet Central, this counts as revenge for the 12-1 loss Bremen walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2016.
Joliet Central's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jay Zepeda, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
On Bremen's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was RJ Harris, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Even though they lost, Bremen didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Joliet Central only tossed six.
The victory got Joliet Central back to even at 3-3-1. As for Bremen, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with that defeat, which was their third straight at home.
Joliet Central will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Richards at 11:00 a.m. Joliet Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Bremen, they will head out on the road to take on Tri-Valley at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Tri-Valley's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Bremen's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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