The O'Fallon Panthers will challenge the Red Bud Musketeers at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. O'Fallon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with three straight losses, while Red Bud will come in with three straight victories.
O'Fallon fought the good fight in their extra-innings game against Murphysboro on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Red Devils by a score of 6-5. That's two games in a row now that the Panthers have lost by just one run.
Kennedy Clark spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks.
On the hitting side, Lilli Coleman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Schmitt, who went 3-for-4 with two runs.
Meanwhile, Red Bud beat Hamilton County 4-1 on Saturday.
Olivia Geralds made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits (and not a single walk). She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Geralds wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Julia Whelan, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one double. Whelan is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as she's now snagged at least one in each of the last three games she's played.
Red Bud's win bumped their record up to 20-7. As for O'Fallon, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-14.
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