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Rascals Report: Team Misses Chance to Clinch Division
Rascals have another chance tonight at 6 p.m.
The River City Rascals missed their chance to clinch the division Saturday with an 8-2 loss at Florence, KY. The team will have another opportunity tonight at 6 p.m. against the Freedlom.
The Rascals now have 63 wins with 7 games left in the regular season.
The Rascals continue to lead the Frontier League with a 63-25 record. River City also has a 6.5 game lead on the Southern Illinois Miners in the West Division.
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Looking Back
Once again the Rascals put up a winning week. River City went 3-2 in the last five games, clinching a playoff spot in the process.
- Monday, Aug. 22: Off.
- Tuesday, Aug. 23: River City beat the CornBelters 7-2.
- Wednesday, Aug. 24: Normal beat the Rascals 7-5.
- Thursday, Aug. 25: The Rascals came back after a loss Wednesday to beat Normal 4-3.
- Friday, Aug. 26: The Rascals shut out Florence 3-0 in the first game of their three-game series.
- Saturday, Aug. 27: River City's lost to Florence 8-2.
Looking Ahead
The Rascals will head home this week to play Southern Illinois.
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- Monday, Aug. 29: Off
- Tuesday, Aug. 30: Southern Illinois at River City Rascals (7:05 p.m. at T.R. Hughes)
- Wednesday, Aug. 31: Southern Illinois at at Normal CornBelters (7:05 p.m. at T.R. Hughes)
- Thursday, Sept. 1: Southern Illinois at River City Rascals (7 p.m. at T.R. Hughes)
- Friday, Sept. 2: River City Rascals at Gateway Grizzles (7:05 p.m. at Florence)
- Saturday, Sept. 3: River City Rascals at Gateway Grizzlies (7:05 p.m. at Florence)
Who’s Hot
All season long the Rascals have gotten key contributions on offense and from the mound.
- Jason Patton is leading the team with a .347 batting average.
- Zach Sterner is third in the League in wins with 10, behind Joliet's Jake Renshaw with 12 and Windy City's Dustin Williams at 11.
Standings
As of Sunday, Aug. 28, at 12 p.m.
West DivisionWLPCTGBSTREAKLAST 10 River City Rascals 63 25 0.716 - 1L 7-3 Southern Illinois Miners 57 32 0.640 6.5 5W 8-2 Normal CornBelters 41 48 0.461 22.5 3L 3-7 Florence Freedom 38 51 0.427 25.5 1W 5-5 Gateway Grizzlies 35 53 0.398 28 5L 3-7 Evansville Otters 34 55 0.382 29.5 2W 4-6 East DivisionWLPCTGBSTREAKLAST 10 Joliet Slammers 53 36 0.596 - 2W 5-5 Lake Erie Crushers 47 41 0.534 5.5 4L 6-4 Traverse City Beach Bums 47 42 0.528 6 5W 7-3 Windy City ThunderBolts 44 45 0.494 9 2L 5-5 Washington Wild Things 39 49 0.443 13.5 4L 5-5 Rockford RiverHawks 34 55 0.382 19 6L 2-8
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