East Peoria put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Wednesday. Everything went their way against the Pekin Dragons as the East Peoria Raiders made off with a 12-5 win. The victory was familiar territory for East Peoria who now have four in a row.
R.J. Duncheon was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off two hits. Duncheon has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Duncheon was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles.
In other batting news, Owen Hidden was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-2. Landen Hidden was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
East Peoria pushed their record up to 23-6 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Pekin, their loss dropped their record down to 6-19.
East Peoria will head out on the road to challenge Pekin at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Pekin, they will be playing at home against Richwoods at 4:15 p.m. on Thursday.
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