There's no place like home for Joliet Catholic, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Tuesday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the East Moline United Panthers 6-4.
For East Moline United's part, they got a good showing from Zach Darras, who tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Darras has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Dominic Stottler made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Joliet Catholic's victory was their 16th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 25-4. As for East Moline United, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-7.
Joliet Catholic will look to defend their home field on Monday against Lincoln-Way East at 4:30 p.m. Joliet Catholic's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so Lincoln-Way East's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for East Moline United, they will head out on the road to take on Yorkville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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