The Alton Redbirds will head out on the road to face off against the Granite City Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Alton might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to Belleville West, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Alton has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Granite City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 6-0 to Jersey. That's two games in a row now that Granite City has lost by exactly six runs.
Granite City got a good showing from Connor Hibbets, who pitched an inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
Alton's defeat dropped their record down to 17-15. As for Granite City, their loss dropped their record down to 4-21.
Alton took their win against Granite City in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 11-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Alton since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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