The Belleville West Maroons will head out on the road to face off against the Marion Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Belleville West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.
Belleville West will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up two runs on Tuesday, then bounced right back against Highland on Wednesday. The Maroons put the hurt on the Bulldogs with a sharp 20-6 win. The Maroons have beaten the Bulldogs the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Bulldogs has come to flipping the script.
Taylar McCaster
| 05/21/25 @ Highland | 3 |
| 04/08/25 @ Granite City | 2 |
| 05/20/25 vs Belleville East | 1 |
| 04/17/25 @ Alton | 1 |
| 04/01/25 @ Collinsville | 1 |
Taylar McCaster and Daijah Jackson did most of the damage at the plate: McCaster went a perfect 3-for-3 with three runs, two doubles, and two RBI, while Jackson went 3-for-5 with three runs and four RBI. Those three hits gave McCaster a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Caleigh Dashner, who went 2-for-5 with three runs and three RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Belleville West kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 18 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Marion's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They fell just short of Centralia by a score of 3-2.
Belleville West now has a winning record of 15-14. As for Marion, their loss dropped their record down to 22-7.
Belleville West suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Marion in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Maroons avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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