Softball Game Preview: Alton Redbirds vs. Collinsville Kahoks

Alton and Collinsville are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Redbirds will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kahoks at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Alton will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.

Alton is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Althoff Catholic 17-1 on Monday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.

Sydney Moore

Batters Struck Out (Career)

05/05/25 @ Althoff Catholic	7
03/26/25 vs Calhoun	4
04/17/25 vs Belleville West	3
04/08/25 vs Edwardsville	2
03/24/25 @ Breese Central	2

Sydney Moore made a big impact no matter where she played. On the mound, she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Those seven strikeouts gave her a new career-high. She was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one double.

In other batting news, Alton let Gabby Gonzalez and Sophia Hanneken run wild. Gonzalez got on base in two of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs, while Hanneken got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two stolen bases and two runs. Those two stolen bases gave Hanneken a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Terrell, who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

Alton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .605. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.

Meanwhile, Collinsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They came up short against Belleville West, falling 18-0.

Collinsville saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Faith Fairchild, who went 1-for-2 with one double.

Alton's victory bumped their record up to 4-15. As for Collinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.