Baseball Game Preview: Steeleville Warriors vs. Lebanon Greyhounds

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Previous Games

04/22/25 - Away	13-0 W
04/16/24 - Away	11-5 W
03/26/24 - Home	15-0 W
04/18/23 - Home	8-0 W
03/28/23 - Away	5-4 W
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Steeleville has gone a perfect 10-0 against Lebanon recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Warriors will be playing in front of their home fans against the Greyhounds at 4:30 p.m. Steeleville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.2 runs per game this season, so Lebanon's hitters will have their work cut out for them.

Steeleville is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering DuQuoin just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Indians by a score of 6-5. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last five times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.

Steeleville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Rednour, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Oliver Kiehna was another, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one RBI.

Meanwhile, Lebanon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They lost 13-0 to Steeleville.

Lebanon's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Steeleville, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-4.

The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Steeleville has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Lebanon struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.4 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.

Steeleville took their win against Lebanon in their previous matchup on Tuesday by a conclusive 13-0 score. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Greyhounds have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.