Granite City is 1-9 against O'Fallon since May of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Granite City Warriors will head out on the road to challenge the O'Fallon Panthers at 4:30 p.m. The last three games Granite City has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought game, but Granite City had to settle for an 8-6 loss against Springfield. That's two games in a row now that Granite City has lost by exactly two runs.
Granite City got a good showing from Ryan Hayes, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Hayes has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Luke Robles was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Haddix, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Meanwhile, O'Fallon was able to grind out a solid victory over Father McGivney Catholic on Friday, taking the game 4-1. The win made it back-to-back victories for O'Fallon.
Granite City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for O'Fallon, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-11 record this season.
Granite City came up short against O'Fallon when the teams last played two weeks ago, falling 4-0. Can Granite City avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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