The Peotone Blue Devils will head out on the road to challenge the St. Anne Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Peotone is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Peotone fell victim to Manteno and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They suffered a rough 11-0 loss at the hands of the Panthers. Peotone has struggled against Manteno recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Peotone saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ruben Velasco, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, St. Anne had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 2 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They blew past the Timberwolves 15-1. For those curious, yes, that was the biggest win St. Anne has managed all season.
Peotone's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for St. Anne, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Peotone couldn't quite finish off St. Anne in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 and fell 8-6. Can Peotone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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