Valmeyer was the 8-2 winner over New Athens when they last played one another back in April of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Pirates fell 7-3 to the Yellow Jackets on Tuesday. The Pirates have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Luke Blackwell was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run and one stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Troy Neff, who scored a run while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Valmeyer's loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-9. As for New Athens, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-5.
While Valmeyer had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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