Valmeyer was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They fell 10-6 to the New Athens Yellow Jackets. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Yellow Jackets this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 20-0 back in April.
Erin Lewis made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and got on base in all four of her plate appearances with three runs. Grace Rowold also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Valmeyer's record now sits at 1-10. As for New Athens, they moved to 2-11 with that win, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
Coming up, Valmeyer will venture away from home to square off against Althoff Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Crusaders have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 14.86 runs per game on average), something the Pirates will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for New Athens, they will square off against Marissa/Coulterville at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Yellow Jackets' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Meteors have averaged an impressive 9.7 runs per game this season.
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