The Chester Yellowjackets will head out on the road to challenge the Sparta Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Chester didn't have quite enough to beat Murphysboro 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 big at the plate, 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.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought game, but Sparta had to settle for a 4-3 loss against Marissa/Coulterville on Saturday. The defeat continues a trend for Sparta in their matchups with Marissa/Coulterville: they've now lost three in a row.
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.
Chester's record is now 8-17-2. As for Sparta, their record now sits at 14-11.
Chester came up short against Sparta when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Pillers, who struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and not a single walk). Now that Chester knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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