The Sparta Bulldogs will look to defend their home field on Monday against the Chester Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought match, but Sparta had to settle for a 4-3 defeat against Marissa/Coulterville. Sparta has not had much luck with Marissa/Coulterville recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
James Pillers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Chester didn't have quite enough to beat Murphysboro on Saturday and fell 4-2. Chester has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Tray Peters put in work while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Peters was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
In other batting news, Evan Bland made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Sparta's loss dropped their record down to 14-11. As for Chester, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-17-2.
Sparta beat Chester 5-1 when the teams last played two weeks ago. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Chester's Evan Dunning, who pitched six innings while giving up three earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Sparta still be able to contain Dunning? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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