The Carterville Lions will be playing at home against the Massac County Patriots at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Carterville took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. They won by a run and slipped past Murphysboro 7-6.
Carterville saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Barrington, who scored a run while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, Massac County owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Monday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Ballard Memorial.
Zack Krueger made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out seven over seven innings pitched. Krueger was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Noah Melcher was excellent, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Carterville's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-8. As for Massac County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season.
Carterville might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Massac County in their previous matchup on Friday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Massac County's Luke Maurer, who tossed seven innings while giving up three earned runs off eight hits. Now that Carterville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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