The Murphysboro Red Devils will square off against the Vienna Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Murphysboro will be strutting in after a victory while Vienna will be coming in after a defeat.
Murphysboro was handed a seven-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past Trico 9-8.
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The team relied heavily on Macey Alexander, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all five of her plate appearances. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in doubles (two). Another player making a difference was Cadence Fox, who scored a run and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Vienna came up short against Century on Tuesday and fell 12-9.
Anniston Steinmann was cooking despite her team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Casey Norris, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
The win got Murphysboro back to even at 1-1. As for Vienna, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-1.
Murphysboro beat Vienna 4-0 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Does Murphysboro have another victory up their sleeve, or will Vienna turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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