The Limestone Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Bloomington Purple Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Wednesday, Limestone needed a bit of extra time to put away Pekin. They skirted past the Dragons 2-1.
Alec Williams spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered one run (which was unearned) on four hits and racked up ten Ks.
At the plate, Limestone's victory was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Caleb Bieneman, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Bloomington put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. They put the hurt on Danville with a sharp 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Bloomington.
The victory got Limestone back to even at 15-15. As for Bloomington, their win bumped their record up to 16-13-1.
Limestone suffered a grim 12-3 defeat to Bloomington when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can Limestone avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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