East Peoria was the 9-7 winner over LaSalle-Peru when they last played one another back in May of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The East Peoria Raiders fell just short of the LaSalle-Peru Cavaliers by a score of 4-3 on Friday.
East Peoria saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ethan Krutke, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and two RBI.
On LaSalle-Peru's side, Brendan Boudreau made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Boudreau has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Boudreau was even better at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run and three RBI.
In other pitching news, LaSalle-Peru got a great performance from Nolan Van Duzer as he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Josh Senica, who went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run. Seth Adams was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
East Peoria's defeat dropped their record down to 19-6. As for LaSalle-Peru, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-14 record this season.
East Peoria will be playing at home against Metamora at 4:15 p.m. on Monday. East Peoria's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Metamora's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for LaSalle-Peru, they will head out on the road to take on Sycamore at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Sycamore has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with three straight losses, while LaSalle-Peru will come in with three straight wins.
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