Southwestern is 1-9 against Civic Memorial since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Southwestern Piasa Birds will head out on the road to square off against the Civic Memorial Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Southwestern's pitching crew has only allowed 2.2 runs per game this season, so Civic Memorial's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, it was close, but Southwestern sidestepped Roxana for a 6-4 victory.
Adam Hale and Ryan Lowis were a major factor no matter where they played. Throwing, Hale struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off five hits. Meanwhile, Lowis tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. At bat, Hale scored a run while going 1-for-2, while Lowis scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Rocky Darr was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-5. Reed Campbell was another key contributor, going 3-for-3 with a double.
Meanwhile, Civic Memorial fell victim to Alton and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 8-0 walloping at the hands of the Redbirds. The match marked that first time this season in which Civic Memorial was not able to get on the board.
Even though they lost, Civic Memorial didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Southwestern's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Civic Memorial, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
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