Dupo is 1-9 against New Athens since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Dupo Tigers will head out on the road to take on the New Athens Yellow Jackets at 4:30 p.m.
Dupo is is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Monday. They fell just short of New Athens by a score of 5-4.
Connor Ballard was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Deegan Prater, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5.
Even though they lost, Dupo was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. That's the most doubles they've managed all season.
Dupo's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for New Athens, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-12.
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