The Southwestern Piasa Birds will head out on the road to take on the New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly Vipers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Southwestern's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They were the clear victors by a 6-0 margin over Carlinville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Piasa Birds.
The team relied heavily on Ian Brantley, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly). They were the clear victors by an 18-5 margin over Athens on Thursday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Vipers needed considering they were shut out in their previous contest.
The win got New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly back to even at 8-8. As for Southwestern, their victory bumped their record up to 6-12.
Southwestern came up short against New Berlin/Franklin/Waverly in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, falling 5-1. Can the Piasa Birds avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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