Alleman has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will face off against the Rock Island Rocks at 5:00  p.m.  on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
 Things were looking good for Alleman after they put the first points on the board on Saturday, but unfortunately for them things went downhill from there. They fell  10-7 to Quincy. Alleman has struggled against Quincy recently, as their  match on Saturday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
  Gavin Awbrey and  Adam VanMeighem did some serious damage despite the final result:  Awbrey  scored three  runs while  getting on base  in three of his four plate appearances, while  VanMeighem  scored a  run while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was  Kelly Honert, who  scored a  run while going 1-for-3.
 Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought  contest, but Rock Island had to settle for  a  6-5 loss against Galesburg on Saturday.
 Alleman's defeat dropped their record down to 6-26. As for Rock Island, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
 Alleman might still be hurting after the  12-0 defeat they got from Rock Island  in their previous meeting  last Saturday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of  Rock Island's  Owen Michaels, who   didn't allow a single  earned run and  only two  hits while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Now that Alleman knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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