The Belleville East Lancers have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome the Edwardsville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The last three games Belleville East has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
On Monday, Belleville East sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 win over Althoff Catholic.
Belleville East saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Caden Cagas, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Highland as Edwardsville made off with an 11-5 victory. Edwardsville's win was all the more impressive since Highland was averaging only 2.81 runs allowed on the season.
Belleville East is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-10 record this season. As for Edwardsville, their victory bumped their record up to 18-8.
Belleville East skirted past Edwardsville 5-3 in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Does Belleville East have another victory up their sleeve, or will Edwardsville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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