The Joliet Central Steelmen will head out on the road to challenge the Richards Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Joliet Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
On Thursday, it was close, but Joliet Central sidestepped Bremen for a 5-4 win. The victory was just what Joliet Central needed coming off of a 9-1 loss in their prior match.
Joliet Central saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jay Zepeda, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Richards earned a 4-1 win over Marian Catholic on Thursday.
Sean Cody made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Cody was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
In other pitching news, Jaylen Leon looked comfortable as he tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
The victory got Joliet Central back to even at 3-3-1. As for Richards, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
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