The Carlinville Cavaliers will square off against the Greenfield/Northwestern Tigers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Carlinville is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
Carlinville came up short against Staunton on Thursday, falling 18-4.
Noah Convery made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Greenfield/Northwestern fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Calhoun on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Warriors by a score of 9-7. The Tigers haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Talon Albrecht was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-5 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double. Greenfield/Northwestern is 2-1 when Albrecht posts three or more hits, but 10-13 otherwise. Brock Bowman was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base and one run.
Carlinville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Greenfield/Northwestern, their loss dropped their record down to 12-14.
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