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| 04/17/25 - Away | 4-3 W |
| 04/15/25 - Home | 7-3 W |
| 04/16/24 - Home | 2-8 L |
| 03/26/24 - Away | 1-6 L |
| 05/09/23 - Home | 4-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
New Athens and Valmeyer are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2021, but likely not for long. The Yellow Jackets are taking a road trip to take on the Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, New Athens didn't have quite enough to beat Farmington and fell 4-3. The loss continues a trend for the Yellow Jackets in their meetings with the Knights: they've now lost five in a row.
Valmeyer couldn't beat St. Louis Homeschool on Monday even though they stacked seven runs on them in the first inning. The Pirates fell 17-12 to the Patriots. While the Pirates didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Patriots 7-1 in the first period.
Parker Brandt led a balanced group of hitters, going 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Blackwell, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Valmeyer's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for New Athens, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
New Athens came out on top in a nail-biter against Valmeyer in their previous matchup back in April of 2025, sneaking past 4-3. Do the Yellow Jackets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Pirates turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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