The Hazelwood West Wildcats will square off against the St. Charles Pirates at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.
Thursday just wasn't the day for Hazelwood West's offense. They came up short against Seckman on Thursday, falling 9-0. The loss continues a trend for the Wildcats in their meetings with the Jaguars: they've now lost six in a row.
Meanwhile, St. Charles waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured an 8-7 W against the Bulldogs. While the Pirates didn't have the best season last year (they finished 6-22), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
St. Charles pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.8 runs over those games. As for Hazelwood West, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Everything went Hazelwood West's way against St. Charles in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, as Hazelwood West made off with an 11-5 win. Will the Wildcats repeat their success, or do the Pirates have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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