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| 05/08/25 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 05/06/25 - Home | 3-10 L |
| 05/02/24 - Home | 4-2 W |
| 04/30/24 - Away | 3-9 L |
| 05/04/23 - Away | 1-12 L |
| + 5 more games |
It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Belleville West ultimately got the result they hoped for on Thursday. They won by a run and slipped past the Edwardsville Tigers 2-1. This was a revenge game for the Maroons: when they faced off against the Tigers on Tuesday, they had to take a 10-3 loss.
Chase Boente tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run over six innings pitched.
Belleville West's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-8. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.7 runs over those games. As for Edwardsville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 15-7.
Coming up, Belleville West will venture away from home to square off against Columbia at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Edwardsville, they will host Glenwood at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.5, the Titans 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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