The Civic Memorial Eagles will head out to square off against the Granite City Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Civic Memorial is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Gillespie just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Thursday. They fell 11-8 to the Miners.
Tyler Mills was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Those zero hits allowed gave him a new career-low. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, one run, and one double.
In other batting news, Chase Butler was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-5 with two runs and one stolen base. Evan Spurgeon also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.
Meanwhile, Granite City came up short against Quincy on Thursday and fell 7-3. The Warriors have struggled against the Blue Devils recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost meeting.
Tuff Bradley made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Civic Memorial's record now sits at 10-9. As for Granite City, their record is now 5-11.
Civic Memorial skirted past Granite City 3-2 in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Eagles since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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