Murphysboro and DuQuoin are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Murphysboro Red Devils will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against the DuQuoin Indians at 4:30 p.m. Murphysboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Murphysboro's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Calhoun.
The result came thanks to Blaire Fox's shutout, as she gave up just seven hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Sarah Cook was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ciara Fulmer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, DuQuoin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of Herrin by a score of 6-5.
Murphysboro is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for DuQuoin, their loss dropped their record down to 8-18.
Murphysboro was able to grind out a solid win over DuQuoin in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 9-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for Murphysboro since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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