The Granite City Warriors will head out to challenge the Belleville West Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Granite City is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
On Tuesday, Granite City sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 victory over Springfield.
Connor Schaefer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits.
Meanwhile, Belleville West posted their closest win since March 27th on Tuesday. They won by a run and slipped past O'Fallon 5-4. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Ethan Hofmeister was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Treyton Bowen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Belleville West is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.6 runs over those games. As for Granite City, their record now sits at 5-9.
Granite City might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Belleville West in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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