East St. Louis extended their losing streak to three on Thursday, dropping their season record down to 5-16 in the process. They lost 13-0 to the Belleville West Maroons. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Maroons this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 16-1 on Tuesday.
As for Belleville West, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-8. With that victory, they brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
For Belleville West's part, John Freely and Casey Fultz made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, Freely tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Fultz pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Freely has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season. At the plate, Freely went 1-for-2 with two runs and one RBI, while Fultz got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
In other batting news, Belleville West let Braden Fournie and Ethan Hofmeister run wild. Fournie got on base in four of his five plate appearances with two RBI and one double, while Hofmeister went a perfect 1-for-1 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Behrmann, who got on base in two of his four plate appearances with one stolen base and one run.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. East St. Louis will challenge Edwardsville at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Belleville West, they will square off against Highland at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
