Belleville West is 1-9 against Edwardsville since May of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Belleville West Maroons will be playing in front of their home fans against the Edwardsville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Belleville West's hitters will try to repeat the strong performance they gave on Wednesday, when they got past Father McGivney Catholic's usually-dominant pitching crew. Belleville West was the clear victor by an 11-5 margin over Father McGivney Catholic.
Ethan Hofmeister was excellent, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Jake Stedman, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Maroons as they made off with a 9-3 win.
Belleville West's victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Edwardsville, they pushed their record up to 16-6 with that win, which was their ninth straight at home.
Belleville West might still be hurting after the 9-3 loss they got from Edwardsville in their previous meeting on Tuesday. Will Belleville West have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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