The Brownstown/St. Elmo Eagles will square off against the Vandalia Vandals at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Brownstown/St. Elmo came into their game on Monday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They lost 9-2 to Flora.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Vandalia, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged out Pana 4-3. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Vandals as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
The team relied heavily on Kohnor Depew, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2. Those two home runs gave him a new career-high.
Depew wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Vandalia lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Brownstown/St. Elmo's defeat was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Vandalia, their victory was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-3 and their overall record up to 7-11.
Brownstown/St. Elmo took their win against Vandalia when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 17-11 score. Will the Eagles repeat their success, or do the Vandals have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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