New Athens is on a three-game streak of home losses, Dupo a seven-game streak of away losses (dating back to last season), but someone's luck is about to change. The New Athens Yellow Jackets will take on the Dupo Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
New Athens' hitters might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Freeburg on Wednesday. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 18-0 walloping at the hands of the Midgets. Having soared to a lofty 18 runs in the game before, New Athens' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Meanwhile, Dupo fell victim to a rough 12-1 loss at the hands of New Athens on Monday.
Dupo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Maryann Imhoff, who went 1-for-2 with a triple and an RBI.
New Athens' defeat dropped their record down to 6-17. As for Dupo, their loss dropped their record down to 1-10.
Everything went New Athens' way against Dupo in their previous matchup on Monday as New Athens made off with a 12-1 win. Will New Athens repeat their success, or does Dupo have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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