Rushville-Industry is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Monmouth United is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Rockets will host the Red Storm at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Rushville-Industry will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Triopia on Thursday. The Rockets put the hurt on the Trojans with a sharp 11-4 win. The Rockets not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 8th (when they won 11-1).
The team relied heavily on Macon Kessler, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Rylan Reimolds, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Monmouth United beat Kewanee 9-5 on Monday. The Red Storm have beaten the Boilermakers the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Boilermakers has come to flipping the script.
Kellen Boone was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Elliott Copeland was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Monmouth United hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least four batters in three consecutive contests.
Monmouth United's victory bumped their record up to 26-4. As for Rushville-Industry, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-9 record this season.
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