The East Peoria Raiders will face off against the Ottawa Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (East Peoria 3.2, Ottawa 2.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither East Peoria nor Dunlap made it on the board until the seventh inning. The Raiders fell 5-2 to the Eagles. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since May 8, 2023, but that streak is no more.
Meanwhile, Ottawa fell victim to LaSalle-Peru and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Cavaliers by a score of 1-0.
Ottawa has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 14-8 record this season. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the defeats came by an average of only 1.33 runs. As for East Peoria, their loss ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-11.
East Peoria came up short against Ottawa when the teams last played back in April of 2018, falling 4-1. Can the Raiders avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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