Belleville East has not done well against Breese Central recently (they were 0-4 in their previous four matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Wednesday. The Belleville East Lancers narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Breese Central Cougars 3-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Belleville East.
Dawson Vernier looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Belleville East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Kramkowski, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Belleville East's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 15-10. As for Breese Central, their loss dropped their record down to 17-9.
Belleville East will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Anthony at 4:30 p.m. As for Breese Central, they will head out on the road to challenge East Alton-Wood River at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Breese Central is facing East Alton-Wood River at the right time seeing as East Alton-Wood River is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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