Steeleville lost against New Athens back in March, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Steeleville Warriors lost 18-1 to the New Athens Yellow Jackets. Steeleville has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Steeleville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Wolf, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
On New Athens' side, Mallory Kohnen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. Kohnen has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nora Hager was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Carinne Darin was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Steeleville's defeat dropped their record down to 1-12. As for New Athens, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-16.
Steeleville will head out on the road to challenge Gibault Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Steeleville is facing Gibault Catholic at the right time seeing as Gibault Catholic is stuck on a five-game losing streak. As for New Athens, they will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against Freeburg at 4:30 p.m. Freeburg is coming into the game with six straight victories on the road, so New Athens will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum.
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