If Rolling Meadows was feeling good off their 13-3 takedown of Wheeling last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Rolling Meadows Mustangs fell just short of the Grant Community Bulldogs by a score of 5-3 on Saturday.
Brock Ryan was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits.
At the plate, Rolling Meadows saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Hoeper, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI. Hoeper has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Rolling Meadows dropped their record down to 9-10 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Grant Community, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 10-9.
Rolling Meadows will face off against Prospect at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Prospect will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Rolling Meadows surely won't give up without a fight. As for Grant Community, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Wauconda at 4:30 p.m. Wauconda is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.
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