The Granite City Warriors will head out on the road to square off against the Belleville West Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Granite City has now lost 14 straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since March 18.
Last Monday, Granite City came up short against Mater Dei and fell 10-5.
Connor Hibbets was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
At the plate, Granite City saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Budde, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Belleville West had to settle for a 7-5 loss against Althoff Catholic on Monday.
Granite City's defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Belleville West, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-7 record this season.
Granite City suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Belleville West in their previous matchup back in March. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Belleville West's Nathan Dima, who struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Granite City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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