The Moline Maroons will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Rock Island Rocks at 5:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Moline: 4, Rock Island: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, Moline came up short against Normal University and fell 8-3. Moline has struggled against Normal University recently, as their contest on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Rock Island gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Limestone with a sharp 10-3 victory. Winning may never get old, but Rock Island sure is getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Jackson Bennett made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Bennett was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with an RBI.
In other batting news, Namarion Coleman was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Conner Diiulio was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3.
Moline's loss dropped their record down to 13-10. As for Rock Island, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Moline couldn't quite finish off Rock Island when the teams last played last Saturday and fell 2-0. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Rock Island's Owen Michaels, who didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Now that Moline knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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