The Belleville West Maroons will challenge the Alton Redbirds at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Neither Belleville West nor Alton posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Saturday, Belleville West didn't have quite enough to beat Mt. Vernon and fell 2-1.
Ellaina Jenkins was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she tossed six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. That's the fewest earned runs she has allowed since back in April.
On the hitting side, Belleville West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charli Coppernoll, who went 1-for-4 with one RBI. Caleigh Dashner was another, getting on base in three of her four plate appearances with one run.
Meanwhile, Alton fell victim to Edwardsville and their airtight pitching crew on Thursday. They lost 11-0 to the Tigers. The Redbirds have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Belleville West dropped their record down to 11-12 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Alton, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-17.
Everything went Belleville West's way against Alton when the teams last played back in April, as Belleville West made off with an 8-2 win. Do the Maroons have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Redbirds turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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