Belleville West is 10-0 against East St. Louis since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Belleville West Maroons will be playing at home against the East St. Louis Flyers at 3:45 p.m. Belleville West will be strutting in after a victory while East St. Louis will be coming in after a loss.
Belleville West will head into Thursday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by six) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Edwardsville 4-2.
Jake Stedman was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Stedman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Casey Fultz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, East St. Louis fell victim to Pleasant Plains and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 25-0 to the Cardinals.
Belleville West's victory bumped their record up to 15-9. As for East St. Louis, they dropped their record down to 8-11-1 with that defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Belleville West took their win against East St. Louis in their previous matchup back in May of 2021 by a conclusive 17-1. Will Belleville West repeat their success, or does East St. Louis have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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