Rock Island put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Galesburg Silver Streaks an 11-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Rock Island, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
A'Rion Lonergan was a standout: she scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Maddie Franks was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances.
Rock Island's victory ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 13-11. As for Galesburg, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-29.
Rock Island will be playing in front of their home fans against Normal West at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Rock Island is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season. As for Galesburg, they will head out on the road to challenge Pontiac at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pontiac's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Galesburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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