The Marissa/Coulterville Meteors will head out on the road to take on the Sparta Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Marissa/Coulterville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Marissa/Coulterville fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against New Athens on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Yellow Jackets by a score of 5-4. Marissa/Coulterville has not had much luck with New Athens recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Carter Trieb put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Trieb was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing two bases.
In other batting news, Ryne Rhodes made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-3. Tyler Chandler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Sparta's offense. They lost 6-0 to Red Bud on Thursday. Sparta's defeat signaled the end of their five-game winning streak.
Sparta saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylar Spivey, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Marissa/Coulterville's record now sits at 13-11. As for Sparta, their record is now 13-9.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Marissa/Coulterville has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Sparta struggles in that department as they've been averaging 4. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Marissa/Coulterville skirted past Sparta 2-1 when the teams last played back in March. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sparta's James Pillers, who tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off seven hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Marissa/Coulterville still be able to contain Pillers? There's only one way to find out.
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