The East Moline United Panthers narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Belleville East Lancers 3-1.
Mea Johnson was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI. That's the most doubles she has posted since back in April. Sophia Crouse was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two stolen bases and one RBI.

Panthers
05/24/25 vs Belleville East | 3-1 |
05/13/25 vs Moline | 9-8 |
05/12/25 vs Sherrard | 9-8 |
04/24/25 vs Galesburg | 20-0 |
04/22/25 vs Alleman | 11-0 |
04/15/25 vs Quincy | 17-3 |
East Moline United's win was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-11-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Belleville East, their defeat dropped their record down to 24-7.
East Moline United does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Belleville East, they will face off against Moline at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
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