Illinois High School Baseball - New Athens sneaks past Lebanon
May 7, 2021: New Athens, IL 62264 Spectators at Friday's league battle between the New Athens Yellow Jackets (New Athens, IL) and the visiting Lebanon Greyhounds (Lebanon, IL), saw New Athens's baseball squad edge Lebanon by a count of 3-2.
Coming up next, the Yellow Jackets play the Sparta Bulldogs (Sparta, IL) in a non-league battle, on Wednesday, May 12. New Athens will attempt to move on its 3-3 season record. The Bulldogs enter the battle with a 2-9 record after their 6-1 league loss to Anna-Jonesboro (Anna, IL).
The Greyhounds now possess a 0-4 record. They take the field next when they host Steeleville for a Cahokia - Kaskaskia battle on Tuesday, May 11. Lebanon will play a Warriors squad coming off a 10-0 league win over Dupo (Dupo, IL). The Warriors record now stands at 5-2.