Baseball Preview: Southwestern Piasa Birds vs. North Mac Panthers
The Southwestern Piasa Birds will head out on the road to face off against the North Mac Panthers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Southwestern is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
On Friday, it was close, but Southwestern sidestepped Greenville for a 2-1 victory.
Marcus Payne spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Southwestern's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Colin LeMarr, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, North Mac gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They blew past Carlinville 10-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for North Mac.
Southwestern is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 23-6 record this season. As for North Mac, the win got them back to even at 9-9.
Southwestern came out on top in a nail-biter against North Mac when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 6-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwestern since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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