O'Neill has gone 9-1 against South Sioux City recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The O'Neill Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the South Sioux City Cardinals. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
O'Neill will face South Sioux City after dropping another heartbreaker against Guardian Angels Central Catholic on Tuesday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. O'Neill lost 7-0 to Guardian Angels Central Catholic. The Eagles were red-hot at the plate headed into the match (they scored no less than ten runs in the three matchups prior) but the Bluejays' pitchers proved too tough.
O'Neill saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Bristol Scott, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, South Sioux City lost 17-4 to Bennington on Saturday. The Cardinals haven't had much luck with the Badgers recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The defeat snapped O'Neill's winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 11-10 record. As for South Sioux City, their loss dropped their record down to 4-22.
South Sioux City's hitters will have their work cut out for them on Tuesday. O'Neill has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. It's a different story for South Sioux City, though, as they've been averaging only 1.4. Will O'Neill keep running through batters, or will South Sioux City buck the trend?
Everything went O'Neill's way against South Sioux City in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, as O'Neill made off with an 18-1 victory. Does O'Neill have another victory up their sleeve, or will South Sioux City turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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