Bandits Win Streak Snapped in Doubleheader Split
The Quad Cities River Bandits had their nine-game winning streak snapped by the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Monday night, suffering a 9-4 defeat in the first game of a doubleheader. However, the Bandits rebounded with a 7-0 win in the night cap to gain a split of the twin bill.
The Quad Cities River Bandits had their nine-game winning streak snapped by the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Monday night, suffering a 9-4 defeat in the first game of a doubleheader. However, the Bandits rebounded with a 7-0 win in the night cap to gain a split of the twin bill.
Cedar Rapids (16-21) shot out of the gate with a crooked number in the first inning of the opener. Bandits starting pitcher
Holderbach hammered his second home run of the season in the top of the second inning to cut the deficit in half at 4-2. His long ball off of Cedar Rapids starter
The deficit held at two until a fateful bottom half of the fourth inning. Cedar Rapids added to their lead by scoring five runs on three hits and an error in the frame. Snyder did most of the damage with a three-run home run to right and
Quad Cities (22-11) did not score again until the top of the final inning.
Freure allowed nine runs, eight earned, on seven hits over 3.1 innings. He had allowed just one run over his first 18.1 innings of the season.
Holderbach was the only River Bandits player to tally multiple hits, while the Kernels received two hits from
The second game of the night featured a much better start for the River Bandits. The game was scoreless entering the third inning when the Bandits went on the attack.
That would turn out to be enough offense for the two pitchers who worked for the River Bandits.
The Bandits weren't done at the plate though, doubling their lead in the sixth inning in support of those pitchers. The first three batters in the frame all reached to load the bases via a single and two walks. Hensley, the first hitter in the inning, scored from third on a wild pitch and the two remaining runners touched home plate on Ross Adolph's triple to center. Pena ripped his second triple of the night to start the seventh and scored on a
The River Bandits will continue the series against the Kernels on Tuesday night at 6:35 p.m. RHP
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