Baseball Preview: Massac County Patriots vs. DuQuoin Indians
The Massac County Patriots will head out on the road to challenge the DuQuoin Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the match red-hot, with Massac County sitting on three straight victories and DuQuoin on 24.
Last Thursday, Massac County beat Carlisle County 11-6. That's two games straight that Massac County has won by exactly five runs.
The team relied heavily on Adan Mizell, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4. Preston Summers was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, DuQuoin gave their fans yet another huge win on Saturday. They blew past Vienna 12-2.
Jaden DeMarie was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Camden Waller, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Massac County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for DuQuoin, they pushed their record up to 25-1 with that victory, which was their 17th straight at home.
Massac County might still be hurting after the 13-3 loss they got from DuQuoin in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Massac County, Owen Cornett (who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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