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Dans double up Gems

BY JOSH HOUCHINS

Herald-Whig Sports Writer

The show the Quincy Gems wanted to provide for a jam-packed Independence Day crowd turned into a folly instead of an action thriller.

Committing two errors, hitting a batter and watching Danville bat around in the top of the third inning put the Central Illinois Collegiate League contest away early, as the Dans cruised to a 16-8 win at QU-Stadium.

The loss halts Quincy's minuscule two-game win streak, as the Dans plated multiple runs in four innings, compared to only one for the Gems.

It was a night the Gems would like to forget.

"All it is is trying our hardest every day we come out," said Gems shortstop Jon Myers, referring to the inability to prolong the win s ...

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