The Belleville West Maroons will head out on the road to challenge the Glenwood Titans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Belleville West is no doubt hoping to put an end to a four-game streak of away losses.
Belleville West will head into Thursday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by six) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Edwardsville and snuck past 4-2.
Jake Stedman made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out eight batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off five hits. Stedman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Casey Fultz, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Glenwood scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Tuesday. They never let Decatur Eisenhower onto the board and left with a 20-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Glenwood, who have now won eight matchups by six runs or more so far this season.
Tyler Gurski was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run, three RBI, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Simmons, who went 2-for-2 with four RBI and two runs.
Belleville West's record now sits at 15-9. As for Glenwood, their record is now 22-4.
Belleville West might still be hurting after the 11-0 loss they got from Glenwood in their previous meeting back in March of 2018. Can Belleville West avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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