Baseball Preview: Edwardsville Tigers vs. Belleville West Maroons
Edwardsville is 9-1 against Belleville West since April of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Edwardsville Tigers will be playing at home against the Belleville West Maroons at 4:30 p.m. The timing is sure in Edwardsville's favor as the squad sits on eight straight wins at home while Belleville West has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.
Edwardsville is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Tuesday, just like they did against Parkway West (and have done all season long). Edwardsville's pitchers stepped up to hand Parkway West a 10-0 shutout on Monday. That's two games straight that Edwardsville has won by exactly ten runs.
Meanwhile, Belleville West came up short against Columbia on Monday and fell 5-2.
Jake Stedman was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing three bases.
Edwardsville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Belleville West, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Edwardsville took their win against Belleville West in their previous meeting back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 12-1. Does Edwardsville have another victory up their sleeve, or will Belleville West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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