The El Paso-Gridley Titans will take on the East St. Louis Flyers at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Lexington hit El Paso-Gridley with a four-run seventh inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Titans fell 10-5 to the Minutemen. The Titans have struggled against the Minutemen recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
El Paso-Gridley saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mason Vandegraft, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, East St. Louis fell victim to Collinsville and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 15-0 to the Kahoks, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Flyers just can't catch a break and have now endured three losses in a row.
El Paso-Gridley's defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for East St. Louis, their loss dropped their record down to 4-10.
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