O'Fallon is 9-1 against Granite City since May of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The O'Fallon Panthers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Granite City Warriors at 4:30 p.m. O'Fallon's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Granite City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, O'Fallon was able to grind out a solid victory over Father McGivney Catholic, taking the game 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for O'Fallon.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Granite City had to settle for an 8-6 loss against Springfield on Saturday. That's two games in a row now that Granite City has lost by exactly two runs.
Granite City got a good showing from Ryan Hayes, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hayes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Luke Robles made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Caden Flowers, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
O'Fallon has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-11 record this season. As for Granite City, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-18.
O'Fallon was able to grind out a solid win over Granite City when the teams last played two weeks ago, winning 4-0. Will O'Fallon repeat their success, or does Granite City have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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