New Athens won the last time they faced Steeleville, and things went their way on Tuesday too. The New Athens Yellow Jackets blew past the Steeleville Warriors 18-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Athens.
Mallory Kohnen spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on four hits and racked up six Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Nora Hager was incredible, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Carinne Darin, who scored three runs while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
On Steeleville's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zoey Wolf, who went 2-for-2 with a double.
New Athens' victory bumped their record up to 6-16. As for Steeleville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-12.
New Athens will be playing in front of their home fans against Freeburg at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games Freeburg has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Steeleville, they will head out on the road to square off against Gibault Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Gibault Catholic has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 8.8 runs per game on average), something Steeleville will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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