The Steeleville Warriors will square off against the New Athens Yellow Jackets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Steeleville will be strutting in after a win while New Athens will be coming in after a defeat.
Steeleville's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Elverado. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Corinne Mueller
| 04/08/26 vs Elverado | 11 |
| 04/07/26 @ New Athens | 11 |
| 03/31/26 @ Johnston City | 10 |
| 03/30/26 vs Wesclin | 9 |
| 03/28/26 vs Mt. Vernon | 6 |
| + 2 more games |
Not much got past Corinne Mueller, who gave up just a hit and racked up 11 Ks to keep Elverado off the board. Mueller has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Steeleville saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karsen Wedemeyer, who went 2-for-3 with two runs. Alaina Tretter also deserves some recognition as she brought in her first RBI of the season.
Meanwhile, New Athens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They lost 6-0 to Steeleville.
Morgan Schatte spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered six earned runs on five hits and racked up nine Ks. Those nine strikeouts set a new season-high mark for her.
Steeleville now has a winning record of 6-5. As for New Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-5.
Everything went Steeleville's way against New Athens in their previous matchup on Tuesday, as Steeleville made off with a 6-0 win. Do the Warriors have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Yellow Jackets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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