Granite City lost against Southwestern on Saturday, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Granite City Warriors fell victim to a rough 16-1 loss at the hands of the Southwestern Piasa Birds. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Granite City in their matchups with Southwestern: they've now lost four in a row.
Granite City saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Emilee Saggio, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On Southwestern's side, the team relied heavily on Madison Fenstermaker, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Sydney Valdes, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Granite City's loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for Southwestern, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Granite City will look to defend their home field on Tuesday against Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. Edwardsville's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Granite City's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Southwestern, they will stay at home for another game and welcome Marquette Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Southwestern is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.2 runs per game this season.
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