Chester lost against DuQuoin back in March of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Chester Yellowjackets fell just short of the DuQuoin Indians by a score of 7-6. Chester has not had much luck with DuQuoin recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Evan Bland was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI. Another player making a difference was Aden Runge, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Even though they lost, Chester didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 11 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as DuQuoin only tossed five.
On DuQuoin's side, they let Eli Maynor and PJ Winters loose on the outfield. Maynor went 1-for-4 with a home run and four RBI, while Winters scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Maynor is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden DeMarie, who went 2-for-4 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run.
Chester now has a losing record at 1-2-1. As for DuQuoin, the victory (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1.
Chester will head out on the road to take on Frankfort at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Chester has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for DuQuoin, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Civic Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. DuQuoin is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 13.6 runs per game this season.
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