Softball Preview: New Athens Yellow Jackets vs. Okawville Rockets
The New Athens Yellow Jackets will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Okawville Rockets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, New Athens fell victim to a tough 13-3 loss at the hands of Breese Central. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for New Athens in their matchups with Breese Central: they've now lost five in a row.
New Athens saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jamie Wilson, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Morgan Schatte was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Okawville pushed their score all the way to ten on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their rough 17-10 loss to Wesclin might stick with them for a while.
New Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 4-13. As for Okawville, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
New Athens might still be hurting after the 18-4 defeat they got from Okawville in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can New Athens avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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