Granite City is 1-9 against Belleville West since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Warriors will challenge the Maroons at 4:30 p.m. Granite City has given up an average of 9 runs per game this season, but Wednesday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Granite City came up short against Waterloo on Wednesday, falling 18-3.
Chloe Randolph made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one run and one double. Another player making a difference was Cheyenne Gaddie, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Belleville West nor Marion made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Maroons fell just short of the Wildcats by a score of 3-2. Having soared to a lofty 20 runs in the game before, the Maroons couldn't push the score so high this time.
Belleville West saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Daijah Jackson, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Belleville West's loss dropped their record down to 15-15. As for Granite City, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-17.
Granite City couldn't quite finish off Belleville West when the teams last played back in April and fell 8-6. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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