The Galena Pirates will head out to challenge the Durand/Pecatonica Rivermen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Durand/Pecatonica took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Galena, who comes in off a win.
Galena proved they can win big on Monday (they won by ten) and on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They won by a run and slipped past Milledgeville 4-3. The Pirates haven't had any issues with the Missiles recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Durand/Pecatonica scored first but ultimately less than Rockford Auburn in their game on Friday. They fell just short of the Knights by a score of 14-13.
Zechariah Edwards stepped up to lead a balanced group of hitters: he went 4-for-5 with five RBI, one triple, and one double. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Cox, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four runs, two stolen bases, and one RBI.
The victory got Galena back to even at 2-2. As for Durand/Pecatonica, they dropped their record down to 0-4-1 with the loss, which was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season.
Galena beat Durand/Pecatonica 10-7 when the teams last played back in March of 2025. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Pirates since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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