East Peoria has won three straight games at home, while Normal University has won three straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Raiders will welcome the Pioneers at 10:00 a.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Peoria 2.8, Normal University 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Friday, East Peoria beat LaSalle-Peru 7-2.
The team relied heavily on R.J. Duncheon, who went 1-for-2 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Normal University never got on the board in their matchup on Wednesday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Pontiac on Friday. They came out on top against the Indians by a score of 10-6. The win continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Indians: they've now won five in a row.
East Peoria has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Normal University, their win bumped their record up to 20-5.
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