After flying high against Granite City last Wednesday, Belleville West came back down to earth. The Belleville West Maroons took a 5-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Columbia Eagles on Monday. The defeat continues a trend for Belleville West in their matchups with Columbia: they've now lost three in a row.
Jake Stedman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole three bases.
Belleville West's loss dropped their record down to 13-8. As for Columbia, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Belleville West will challenge Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Edwardsville is coming into the match with eight straight victories at home, so Belleville West will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for Columbia, they will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against Roxana at 4:30 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Roxana: 3.9, Columbia: 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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