Raiders
| 05/17/25 @ Normal Community | 0-1 |
| 05/16/25 @ Streator | 13-1 |
| 05/14/25 vs Metamora | 3-2 |
| 05/12/25 @ Metamora | 15-4 |
| 05/10/25 vs Normal University | 7-2 |
East Peoria dropped their record down to 22-8 on Saturday, which also ended the team's five-game streak of wins. They fell just short of the Normal Community Ironmen by a score of 1-0. If the Raiders were looking for revenge after losing 3-2 to the Ironmen when the teams met back in April of 2023, then they'll just have to keep looking.
The result came thanks to R.J. Duncheon's shutout, as he gave up just two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in nine consecutive appearances.
As for Normal Community, the win was the 15th in a row for them, bringing their record up to 29-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games.
On Normal Community's side, Luke Klunke tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Klunke has posted since back in April.
On the hitting side, Normal Community's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Michaels, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases Michaels has posted since back in April.
East Peoria and Normal Community should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Raiders will challenge Pekin at 7:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank advantage (30 vs. 358). Meanwhile, Normal Community (ranked 17th) will meet Mahomet-Seymour (ranked 91st) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The Ironmen are on a 16-game streak of home wins, the Bulldogs a seven-game streak of away wins, meaning someone's leaving a streak behind.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
