DuQuoin came tearing into Thursday's game with 22 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Waltonville Spartans a 3-0 shutout. Three seems to be a good number for DuQuoin as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Waltonville's batters probably weren't too happy with Dedrick Melvin, who pitched a no hitter and racked up 16 Ks (he gave up two walks).
At the plate, Tilden Henderson and Jayden Anders did most of the damage at the plate: Henderson went 2-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double, while Anders scored a run and stole four bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
DuQuoin's win was their 16th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-1. As for Waltonville, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-5.
DuQuoin will be playing at home against Vienna at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Vienna is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season. As for Waltonville, they will be playing at home against Wayne City at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Waltonville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so Wayne City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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