The Chester Yellowjackets will face off against the Sparta Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Chester will be strutting in after a win while Sparta will be coming in after a loss.
Chester faced off against New Athens in a bug-themed battle on Wednesday. The Yellowjackets came out on top against the Yellow Jackets by a score of 6-3. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Yellowjackets.
Chester got a great performance from Trey McCartney as he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off four hits.
Brenden Malley
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On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Brenden Malley, who went 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high. Trayton Peters was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases and two runs.
Meanwhile, Sparta was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They came up short against Nashville, falling 11-2.
Sparta saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Hunter Steely, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Chester's victory bumped their record up to 5-8. As for Sparta, their loss dropped their record down to 6-10.
Chester was able to grind out a solid win over Sparta in their previous meeting on Tuesday, winning 10-5. Do the Yellowjackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Bulldogs turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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