Illinois High School Softball - New Athens gets by Lebanon
May 7, 2021: New Athens, IL 62264 The New Athens Yellow Jackets (New Athens, IL) softball nipped the visiting Lebanon Greyhounds (Lebanon, IL), 7-6 in Friday's league bout.
The Yellow Jackets (2-2) will now prepare for their bout against Trico (Campbell Hill, IL). The Pioneers go into the non-league bout with a 8-0 record. In their last bout, Trico held off Sesser-Valier/Waltonville (Sesser, IL), 12-3, in a non-league bout.
The Greyhounds now possess a 1-4 record. They play next when they host Red Bud for a Cahokia - Kaskaskia bout on Monday, May 10. Lebanon will confront a Musketeers squad coming off a 17-0 non-league loss to Marquette Catholic (Alton, IL). The Musketeers record now stands at 2-8.