Schaumburg Boomers fall to Joliet, run losing streak to six straight

The Schaumburg Boomers fell behind early and could not overcome the deficit, dropping a sixth consecutive contest and ninth in a row on the road by a 7-2 final at the hands of the Joliet Slammers on Wednesday night.

After scoring three runs in the first on Tuesday, Joliet grabbed the lead with a single tally in the opening inninng and tacked on three in the second with a single run in the third to build a 5-0 edge. The Boomers did not record a hit until the fourth inning when Cole Nelson stuffed a single to center.

Will Prater followed by being hit by a pitch. Kyle Fitzgerald lifted a sacrifice fly to put the Boomers on the board and Mitch Bonczkowski drove home the first run of his pro career with a two-out RBI single. The hit would be the only one with runners in scoring position for the night. Schaumburg left nine men on in the defeat.