Staunton is 1-9 against Civic Memorial since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Staunton gave up the first runs on Friday, but they didn't let that get them down. They put the hurt on Vandalia with a sharp 15-5 win. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Zander Machota
| 05/09/25 vs Vandalia | 3 |
| 04/18/25 vs Bushnell-Prairie City | 1 |
| 04/15/25 vs Hillsboro | 1 |
| 03/28/25 @ Breese Central | 1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Metro-East Lutheran | 1 |
Zander Machota was excellent, going 2-for-4 with three RBI and one run. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Logan Tuetken was another key player, going 1-for-3 with three runs and one RBI.
Meanwhile, while Civic Memorial put up some runs on Saturday, the same can't be said for Jacksonville. The Eagles walked away with a 3-0 victory over the Crimsons.
Not much got past Chase Butler, who gave up just seven hits and racked up 13 Ks to keep Jacksonville off the board.
On the hitting side, Civic Memorial saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tyler Mills, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Civic Memorial hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Jacksonville struck out 13 times.
Civic Memorial's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-15. As for Staunton, they now have a winning record of 12-11-1.
Staunton beat Civic Memorial 8-3 in their previous meeting back in April. Will the Bulldogs repeat their success, or do the Eagles have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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