The Morton Potters will challenge the Galesburg Silver Streaks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Morton will be looking to extend their current six-game winning streak.
Morton's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They came out on top against LaSalle-Peru by a score of 3-0.
Matt Sander tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Those eight strikeouts gave him a new career-high.
On the hitting side, Morton saw eight different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Burns, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Meanwhile, Galesburg unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 9-4 to Rochester.
Morton's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-5. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for Galesburg, their loss dropped their record down to 7-7.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Morton has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Galesburg struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Morton couldn't quite get it done against Galesburg in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 8-3. Will the Potters have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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