Carlinville and Southwestern are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Carlinville Cavaliers are on the road again on Friday to play the Southwestern Piasa Birds at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Wednesday, it was close, but Carlinville sidestepped Hillsboro for a 2-1 win.
Carlinville saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Dom Alepra, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Southwestern narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Metro-East Lutheran 4-2. The win made it back-to-back victories for Southwestern.
Carlinville's win bumped their record up to 3-15. As for Southwestern, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season.
Everything went Carlinville's way against Southwestern in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 as Carlinville made off with an 11-1 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Carlinville 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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