The Granite City Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Quincy Blue Devils at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
Granite City came into this matchup off a tough 12-run defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Marquette Catholic by a score of 8-6 on Thursday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Warriors have suffered since April 8th.
Meanwhile, Quincy posted their closest win since March 21st on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Illini West 5-3. The Blue Devils haven't had any issues with the Chargers recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Izzy Weppler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on eight hits and racked up six Ks.
At the plate, Quincy let Ivy Winter and Maggie Neally run wild. Winter went 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one stolen base, while Neally went 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. That's the most runs Winter has posted since back in April.
This is the second loss in a row for Granite City and nudges their season record down to 7-11. As for Quincy, their record is now 7-15.
Granite City couldn't quite get it done against Quincy when the teams last played back in May of 2024 as they fell 19-14. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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