Washington entered their tilt with Pekin with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 win over the Pekin Dragons on Monday. This was payback for Washington, who suffered a 7-5 defeat the last time these two teams met.
The team relied heavily on Braden Vanderheydt, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Brady Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Washington's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. As for Pekin, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.
Washington will have a chance to go back-to-back against Pekin: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
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