Baseball Game Preview: Vienna Eagles vs. Massac County Patriots

The Vienna Eagles will challenge the Massac County Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Vienna has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while Massac County will arrive with four straight victories.

Vienna made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Frankfort, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Eagles fell just short of the Redbirds by a score of 4-2 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Eagles have suffered since May 13, 2025.

Connor Reichert

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05/11/26 vs Frankfort	3
04/14/26 vs Johnston City	3
03/23/26 vs Hardin County	3
03/19/26 vs Crab Orchard	3
04/29/26 vs Zeigler-Royalton	2
+ 11 more games

Connor Reichert and Braedon Hurst stepped up to the plate in a big way. Reichert went 3-for-4 with one run and one double, while Hurst went 3-for-4 with one run and one double. Vienna is 3-1 when Reichert posts three or more hits, but 10-16 otherwise.

Meanwhile, Massac County made easy work of Hamilton County on Monday and carried off a 12-5 win.

The team relied heavily on Ryan Musselman, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI. Adan Mizell was another key player, going a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI and one run.

Massac County now has a winning record of 12-11. As for Vienna, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-17.