The Watseka Warriors will venture away from home to square off against the South Newton Rebels at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. South Newton took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Watseka, who comes in off a win.
Watseka proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 12) and on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They skirted past Hoopeston 2-1.
Seth Dirks
| 04/28/25 @ Hoopeston | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Grant Park | 1 |
| 03/26/25 @ Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 1 |
| 03/25/25 @ Salt Fork | 1 |
| 03/18/25 vs Beecher | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Seth Dirks, who went 2-for-3 with one triple and one RBI. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tyler Waugh, who got on base in two of his five plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run.
Meanwhile, South Newton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 14th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were a single run away from ending the streak, but they lost an 8-7 heartbreaker at the hands of Faith Christian. That's two games in a row now that the Rebels have lost by just one run.
South Newton's loss dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Watseka, their win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 3-9.
Watseka took their victory against South Newton in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 18-4 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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