Rolling Meadows extended their losing streak to three on Wednesday, dropping their season record down to 19-11 in the process. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 3-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Prospect Knights. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 9-7 on Monday.
Rolling Meadows got a good showing from Aiden Gallucci, who pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. That's the fewest earned runs Gallucci has allowed since back in April.
At the plate, Rolling Meadows saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tony Romanacce, who went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and one run.
As for Prospect, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-9-1 record this season. Winning may never get old, but they sure are getting used to it with their third in a row.
On Prospect's side, they got a great performance from Ryan Foley as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over five innings pitched. Those six strikeouts gave Foley a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Louie Caldrone was excellent, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one stolen base and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Fouch, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one RBI.
Coming up, Rolling Meadows will venture away from home to square off against Schaumburg at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Prospect, they will welcome Palatine at 4:45 p.m. on Friday. The Knights' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Pirates have averaged an impressive 6.4 runs per game this season.
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