Baseball Game Preview: Vandalia Vandals vs. Gillespie Miners

For the first time this season, Vandalia will have a chance to prove themselves in a conference matchup. They will head out on the road to face off against the Gillespie Miners at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Vandalia has given up an average of 6.6 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.

Vandalia lost 11-3 to Altamont on Thursday. The defeat continues a trend for the Vandals in their meetings with the Indians: they've now lost five in a row.

Vandalia saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Andrew Casey, who went 1-for-3 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that Casey hit this season.

Meanwhile, Gillespie came up short against Alton on Wednesday, falling 10-3.

Nathan Haywood was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with one triple and one run.

Gillespie's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-5. As for Vandalia, they now have a losing record of 2-3.

Vandalia couldn't quite finish off Gillespie when the teams last played back in April of 2024 and fell 6-4. Can the Vandals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.