Romeoville waltzed into their match on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Plainfield East Bengals out 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Romeoville also won the last time the pair played last Tuesday.
Harrison Kolze and Jeremy Thompson made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Kolze pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Meanwhile, Thompson didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Kolze has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. At bat, Kolze went 1-for-2 with a home run and three RBI, while Thompson went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact as four players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Jonny Lee, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Romeoville is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-19 record this season. As for Plainfield East, they are on an 11-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-25.
Romeoville will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Waubonsie Valley at 10:00 a.m. Romeoville will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak alive. As for Plainfield East, they will head out on the road to face off against Bolingbrook at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Plainfield East is facing Bolingbrook at the right time seeing as Bolingbrook is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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