The Belleville West Maroons will challenge the Granite City Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Belleville West will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating O'Fallon, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Maroons had just enough and edged out the Panthers 5-4 on Tuesday. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Ethan Hofmeister was excellent, getting on base in two of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Treyton Bowen, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Granite City waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Senators.
Connor Schaefer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered a run (which was unearned) on three hits.
Belleville West pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Granite City, their win bumped their record up to 5-9.
Everything went Belleville West's way against Granite City in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Belleville West made off with an 8-2 victory. Will the Maroons repeat their success, or do the Warriors have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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