Rock Falls lost against East Moline United back in April of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rock Falls Rockets fell 7-4 to the East Moline United Panthers. Rock Falls has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Rock Falls saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maddison Morgan, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ari Reyna, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
On East Moline United's side, Reagan Kearns made a splash while hitting and pitching. She pitched 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Kearns was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kaylie Pe?a, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Mea Johnson was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI.
Rock Falls' defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for East Moline United, their victory was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3.
Rock Falls will head out on the road to take on Galesburg at 11:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. Rock Falls is facing Galesburg at the right time seeing as Galesburg is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for East Moline United, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Alleman at 4:30 p.m. East Moline United is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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