Thursday just wasn't the day for Waterloo's offense. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the DuQuoin Indians on Thursday. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, Waterloo's shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
For DuQuoin's part, the result came thanks to Dedrick Melvin's shutout, as he gave up just one hit. Melvin has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, DuQuoin saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was PJ Winters, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Waterloo has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-10 record this season. As for DuQuoin, they pushed their record up to 27-2 with that victory, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Waterloo will square off against Carterville at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for DuQuoin, they will head out on the road to face off against Carmi-White County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Carmi-White County: 3.9, DuQuoin: 3.1) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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