The O'Fallon Panthers will challenge the Edwardsville Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (O'Fallon 3.8, Edwardsville 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when O'Fallon and Collinsville meet (six straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Thursday. The Panthers fell 5-2 to the Kahoks.
O'Fallon saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Anthony Perez, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Edwardsville won against Belleville East on Tuesday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Thursday. The Tigers didn't even let the Lancers on the board, marking the Tigers' second-straight 7-0 shutout. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 12 matchups by seven runs or more this season.
Edwardsville is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 14 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for O'Fallon, their loss dropped their record down to 20-9.
O'Fallon couldn't quite get it done against Edwardsville in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 as they fell 4-0. Will the Panthers have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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