The O'Fallon Panthers will head out on the road to square off against the Alton Redbirds at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
O'Fallon is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past Belleville West 14-3. The team's explosion at the plate also rewarded O'Fallon with their most commanding win of the season.
Kennedy Clark made a splash while hitting and pitching. She struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits. Clark was also big at the plate, scoring three runs and stealing four bases while getting on base in three of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Haylee Williams was incredible, going 2-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Allisyn Janning, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Alton, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Friday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Cahokia a 6-0 shutout on Monday.
O'Fallon's victory bumped their record up to 3-16. As for Alton, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-9 record this season.
O'Fallon couldn't quite finish off Alton when the teams last played back in March and fell 5-3. Can O'Fallon avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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