Granite City is 1-9 against Collinsville since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. Granite City will challenge Collinsville at 4:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Granite City is headed into Wednesday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fifth straight game on Monday. They lost 14-1 to Belleville East.
Granite City saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nathan Hopper, who went 1-for-2 with one double. Andrew Willaredt also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, Collinsville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They came up short against Hernando, falling 18-5.
Carter Harrington made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Elijah Clay was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Granite City's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Collinsville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Fans could be in store for some top-tier slugging on Wednesday. Granite City hasn't had any problems when it comes to power this season, having averaged 0.5 home runs per game. However, it's not like Collinsville struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 0.4 home runs. With so much power on both teams, it'll be down to the pitchers to keep the mound locked down.
Granite City suffered a grim 13-4 defeat to Collinsville in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Can Granite City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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