The New Athens Yellow Jackets will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the Steeleville Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
New Athens will face Steeleville after dropping another heartbreaker against Sparta on Friday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. New Athens fell just short of Sparta by a score of 5-4. The loss continues a trend for New Athens in their matchups with Sparta: they've now lost three in a row.
New Athens saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Parker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Steeleville lost 9-2 to Carterville on Tuesday.
New Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Steeleville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season.
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