Baseball Preview: DuQuoin Indians vs. Waltonville Spartans
DuQuoin is on a 15-game streak of home wins, while Waltonville is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The DuQuoin Indians will take on the Waltonville Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (DuQuoin: 3.4, Waltonville: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Last Monday, it was close, but DuQuoin sidestepped Nashville for a 3-2 win. Despite the victory, that was the fewest runs DuQuoin has scored all year.
Cy Craft tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, DuQuoin's win was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Camden Waller, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Waltonville can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Wednesday. They never let Grayville onto the board and left with a 21-0 victory. Waltonville's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
DuQuoin's win bumped their record up to 23-1. As for Waltonville, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
DuQuoin might still be hurting after the 15-4 loss they got from Waltonville in their previous matchup back in April of 2022. Can DuQuoin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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