Dupo is 1-9 against New Athens since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Dupo Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the New Athens Yellow Jackets at 4:30 p.m.
Dupo is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Wednesday. They fell victim to a tough 10-2 defeat at the hands of Steeleville.
Dupo got a good showing from Carter McMannis, who tossed 2.2 innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Dupo saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Deegan Prater, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. Prater has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday New Athens sidestepped Marissa/Coulterville for an 8-6 win.
Dupo's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for New Athens, their victory bumped their record up to 5-11.
Dupo suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to New Athens when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Can Dupo avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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