The Civic Memorial Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the O'Fallon Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither Civic Memorial nor O'Fallon posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
Civic Memorial fell victim to Edwardsville and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They suffered a tough 10-0 defeat at the hands of the Tigers. The matchup marked that first time this year in which Civic Memorial was not able to get on the board.
Civic Memorial saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emma Wade, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, sadly, O'Fallon is still looking for their first win of the season after nine matches. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 10-0 walloping at the hands of Belleville East on Tuesday.
Civic Memorial has not been sharp recently as the team has lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-5 record this season. As for O'Fallon, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
O'Fallon's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Civic Memorial has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 10.6 hits per game. It's a different story for O'Fallon, though, as they've been averaging 12.9. Given Civic Memorial's sizable advantage in that area, O'Fallon will need to find a way to close that gap.
Civic Memorial beat O'Fallon 15-12 when the teams last played back in April of 2022. Does Civic Memorial have another victory up their sleeve, or will O'Fallon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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