The New Athens Yellow Jackets will face off against the Okawville Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. New Athens is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Marissa/Coulterville hit New Athens with a five-run seventh inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Yellow Jackets fell 12-7 to the Meteors.
New Athens saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallory Kohnen, who fired off two home runs, three runs, and four RBI while going 3-for-3. Jamie Wilson was another, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and one double.
Meanwhile, Okawville fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Freeburg on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Midgets. The Rockets haven't had much luck with the Midgets recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.
Jilien Harre made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in three of her four plate appearances with one home run.
New Athens now has a losing record of 8-9. As for Okawville, their loss dropped their record down to 12-10.
New Athens suffered a grim 21-0 defeat to Okawville when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Can the Yellow Jackets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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