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| 04/10/25 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/30/24 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/04/24 - Away | 16-0 W |
| 05/02/23 - Away | 20-0 W |
| 04/06/23 - Home | 6-1 W |
| + 5 more games |
Belleville East is a perfect 10-0 against Granite City since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Lancers will challenge the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Belleville East will be looking to extend their current eight-game winning streak.
Belleville East is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They blew past East St. Louis 19-0 on Thursday. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 13 matches by six runs or more this season.
Granite City came out on top against Dupo on Monday thanks in part to the team's impressive four-run fourth inning. The Warriors had just enough and edged out the Tigers 6-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Warriors.
Christine Myers spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and one unearned) runs on 12 hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Alexis Ruiz was excellent, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with two RBI. Morgan Buckingham also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Granite City's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Belleville East, their record is now 17-5.
Everything went Belleville East's way against Granite City when the teams last played back in April, as Belleville East made off with a 10-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Lancers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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