Belleville East is 2-8 against O'Fallon since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Lancers will square off against the Panthers at 4:30 p.m. Belleville East's pitching crew has only allowed 2.9 runs per game this season, so O'Fallon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Belleville East's usually-dominant pitching crew will be looking to make up for Saturday's struggle, when Father McGivney Catholic hitters got past them. The Lancers lost 12-1 to the Griffins on Saturday. The Lancers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
O'Fallon came out on top against Freeburg on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive six-run third inning. The Panthers put the hurt on the Midgets with a sharp 11-1 victory. The Panthers have beaten the Midgets the last nine times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Midgets has come to flipping the script.
Drew Vanderheyden looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits.
At the plate, O'Fallon let Dane Hrasky and Brayden Robertson run wild. Hrasky went 2-for-4 with two runs and one triple, while Robertson went 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Those three hits gave Robertson a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Sam McCollum, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
O'Fallon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .393. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Freeburg only posted a batting average of .211.
O'Fallon's record now sits at 15-4. As for Belleville East, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Belleville East suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to O'Fallon when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Can the Lancers avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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