Steeleville has been on the road for two straight, but on Monday they'll finally head home. They will take on the New Athens Yellow Jackets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Steeleville will head into Tuesday's contest out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Tuesday. They lost 9-2 to Carterville.
Steeleville saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cale Newby, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Newby has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, New Athens lost a heartbreaker to Sparta when they met back in March, and they left with a heavy heart again on Friday. New Athens fell just short of Sparta by a score of 5-4. New Athens has struggled against Sparta recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Steeleville has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 11-9 record this season. As for New Athens, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-13.
Steeleville came out on top in a nail-biter against New Athens when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 4-3. Does Steeleville have another victory up their sleeve, or will New Athens turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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