After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Freeburg, New Athens was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. They skirted past the Dupo Tigers 5-4. That's more bragging rights for New Athens, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Bethany Dachsteiner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four runs (all of which were unearned) on five hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Peyton Houser, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
On Dupo's side, Keara Prater was cooking despite her team's loss, going 4-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Kylie Fillinger, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
New Athens' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 7-17. As for Dupo, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-11.
New Athens will be playing in front of their home fans against Marissa/Coulterville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Dupo, they will head out on the road to challenge Valmeyer at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Valmeyer's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Dupo's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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