O'Fallon is on an eight-game streak of home wins, while Columbia is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Panthers will welcome the Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (O'Fallon 3.8, Columbia 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between O'Fallon and Belleville West, and Belleville West kept the tradition alive. The Panthers fell just short of the Maroons by a score of 5-4 on Tuesday.
Tyson Filyaw was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched five innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits.
On the hitting side, O'Fallon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Asher Cantu, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Columbia). They blew past East Alton-Wood River 17-1 on Tuesday. The victory continues a trend for the Eagles in their matchups with the Oilers: they've now won seven in a row.
Columbia's win bumped their record up to 9-7. As for O'Fallon, their loss dropped their record down to 13-3.
O'Fallon couldn't quite get it done against Columbia in their previous meeting back in March of 2019 as they fell 6-2. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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