The East St. Louis Flyers will venture away from home to face off against the Christ Our Rock Lutheran Silver Stallions at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: East St. Louis has struggled recently with eight losses in a row, while Christ Our Rock Lutheran will arrive with seven straight wins.
Thursday just wasn't the day for East St. Louis' offense. They came up short against Edwardsville on Thursday, falling 22-0.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Wednesday as neither Christ Our Rock Lutheran nor Elverado made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Silver Stallions walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Falcons. That's two games straight that the Silver Stallions have won by exactly three runs.
Emma Williamson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 11 Ks.
On the hitting side, Alayna French was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple was her first of the season. Another player making a difference was Kylie Nalewajka, who went 2-for-4 with one triple and one run.
Christ Our Rock Lutheran pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games. As for East St. Louis, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
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