The Belleville East Lancers will head out to challenge the Breese Central Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Belleville East is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
Belleville East fell victim to St. Louis University and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Junior Bills by a score of 1-0.
Logan Faust spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on zero hits and racked up nine Ks.
At the plate, Belleville East saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tommy Kramkowski, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Meanwhile, Breese Central waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Oilers as they made off with a 16-1 win. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won nine contests by seven runs or more so far this season.
Belleville East's defeat dropped their record down to 18-8. As for Breese Central, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9.
Belleville East skirted past Breese Central 3-2 in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the team 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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