North Greene had lost five straight at home, but on Thursday they dropped their record down to 3-14 to make it six. They came up short against the Southwestern Piasa Birds, falling 8-2. The Spartans were not able to make up for their defeat to the Piasa Birds from their previous meeting back in May of 2023.
As for Southwestern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 10-16. Eight seems to be a good number for they as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
For Southwestern's part, Ian Brantley was incredible, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, one run, and one double. Brantley is becoming a predictor of the Piasa Birds' success: when he posts at least three RBI the team is 4-1 (and 6-15 when he doesn't).
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Greene will challenge Seymour at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Southwestern, they will be playing at home against Greenville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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