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PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD/WYZZ) — RJ Duncheon hurt Morton with his arm and his bat.
The East Peoria senior tossed a one-hitter with ten strikeouts as East Peoria blanked Morton, 6-0, at Westwood Park on Monday. The win pulls East Peoria (15-8, 7-2) into a second-place tie with Morton and Metamora in the tight Mid-Ilini Conference race.
Duncheon, an Illinois State recruit, also belted a home run in the win. With the loss, Morton (17-7, 7-2) is knocked out of first place in the conference.
Dunlap (21-4, 8-1) is in sole possession of first after a 4-1 win over visiting Washington. Metamora (18-4, 7-2) won its ninth straight game, a 7-4 decision over visiting Limestone, to forge a three-way tie for second with Morton and East Peoria.
Other baseball winners Monday included Normal Community, Normal West, Pekin and Tremont, which locked up the Heart of Illinois Conference with a 5-1 win at rival Deer Creek-Mackinaw.
In softball, East Peoria won at Metamora, 5-2.
East Peoria won baseball and softball games but lost an all-state basketball player. Junior wingman Quinton Kitt will play his final year at a prep school, EP head coach Jarrett Brown confirmed on Monday.
The 6-foot-6 Kitt is a University of Illinois recruit.
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