Despite a phenomenal run in the regular season, Belleville East couldn't carry that success into this playoff game. They fell just short of the Edwardsville Tigers by a score of 7-6 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Belleville East's defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 26-9. Even worse, they were so close so many times: the losses came by an average of only four runs. As for Edwardsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 26-8 record this season.
As of now, neither Belleville East nor Edwardsville have any future games scheduled.
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