Alton lost against Belleville West back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Wednesday. The Alton Redbirds might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to the Belleville West Maroons, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The loss continues a trend for Alton in their matchups with Belleville West: they've now lost three in a row.
For Belleville West's part, they got a great performance from Noah Emge as he didn't allow a single earned run over six innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ethan Hofmeister, who scored a run while going 2-for-2. John Hilpert was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 1-for-2.
Alton's defeat dropped their record down to 17-15. As for Belleville West, the victory was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 20-9.
While Alton had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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