Steeleville dropped their record down to 11-6 on Thursday, which also ended the team's three-game streak of wins at home. They fell just short of the Valmeyer Pirates by a score of 5-4. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Pirates this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 3-1 on Tuesday.
Cale Newby was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI, one run, and one double.
As for Valmeyer, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-15. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 1.5 runs across that stretch.
On Valmeyer's side, Tallen Jakimauskas tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
On the hitting side, Valmeyer let Landon Roy and Chase Snyder run wild. Roy went 1-for-4 with two stolen bases and one RBI, while Snyder got on base in four of his five plate appearances with one run and one RBI. Roy has become a key player for Valmeyer: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two stolen bases, but 4-15 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Evan Hill, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Steeleville is set to take on their familiar foe Marissa/Coulterville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Warriors 3.3, the Meteors 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Valmeyer will square off against rival Dupo at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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