Tremont dropped their record down to 25-5 on Saturday, which also ended the team's eight-game streak of wins on the road. They fell just short of the Illini Bluffs Tigers by a score of 2-1. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Turks couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Illini Bluffs, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.5 runs on average over those games.
For Illini Bluffs' part, Colton Burdette tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit over five innings pitched. The dominant performance also gave Burdette a new career-high in strikeouts (two).
At the plate, Illini Bluffs' victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Toby Cooper, who went 1-for-4 with one run.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Tremont will host Pekin at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday. As for Illini Bluffs, they will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Canton at 4:30 p.m.
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