The Gillespie Miners will square off against the Collinsville Kahoks at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Collinsville took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Gillespie, who comes in off a win.
Gillespie took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Vandalia a 7-0 shutout. Considering the Miners have won six games by more than six runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Not much got past Paxton Reid, who gave up just four hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Vandalia off the board. Reid has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than two walks in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Delaney Taylor was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Ava Rakers, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of her four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Collinsville unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 16-4 to Okawville.
Preslie Thomas made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Carsyn Moad, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-4.
Gillespie pushed their record up to 7-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Collinsville, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Gillespie came out on top in a nail-biter against Collinsville when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 3-1. Will the Miners repeat their success, or do the Kahoks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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