The Washington Panthers will look to defend their home field in Saturday's first game against the Streator Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Washington has four straight victories, Streator has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Washington put the finishing touches on their third blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. They blew past Pekin 9-1. With that win, Washington brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Thomas Diederich looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Garrett Cox, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Gavin Lawrence, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Streator lost a close one when they played on Tuesday but unfortunately for them the loss they were handed on Thursday was a bit more commanding. Their rough 13-3 defeat to Rock Island might stick with them for a while.
Washington's victory bumped their record up to 8-2. As for Streator, their loss dropped their record down to 2-8.
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