Baseball Preview: Steeleville Warriors vs. Trico Pioneers
The Steeleville Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Trico Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be battling to keep a three-game winning streak alive.
Steeleville put the finishing touches on their fifth blowout victory of the season on Friday. They blew past Valmeyer 14-4. That's two games straight that Steeleville has won by exactly ten runs.
Cale Newby and Braden Middendorf made a big impact while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Newby struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up four earned runs off only two hits. Meanwhile, Middendorf tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits (he also didn't allow any walks). At bat, Newby scored three runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4, while Middendorf scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Canon Ruby was excellent, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Carson Rednour was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Trico gave up the first runs last Wednesday, but they didn't let that get them down. They had just enough and edged Red Bud out 8-7.
The team relied heavily on Kanon Wilson, who fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Doerner, who scored two runs while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Steeleville pushed their record up to 5-3 with that victory, which was their third straight at home. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.7 runs. As for Trico, their record now sits at 4-7.
Steeleville might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Trico in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Can Steeleville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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