Dupo had lost six straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 2-12 to make it seven. They fell 4-1 to the New Athens Yellow Jackets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Yellow Jackets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 13-1 on Tuesday.
Dupo saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Thinh Staggs, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.
As for New Athens, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games.
On New Athens' side, Brett Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Miller has been consistent: he hasn't tossed less than seven strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Carson Lauer, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (two). Brendan Phillips was another key player, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Dupo will take on rival Valmeyer at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Meanwhile, New Athens is set to challenge their familiar foe Lebanon at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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