The Mt. Carmel Golden Aces will face off against the DuQuoin Indians at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mt. Carmel took a loss when they played away from home last Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Hamilton County a 4-0 shutout.
Meanwhile, DuQuoin extended their postseason success on Saturday against Zeigler-Royalton. They put the hurt on the Tornadoes with a sharp 6-0 victory. The result was nothing new for DuQuoin, who have now won 19 games by six runs or more so far this season.
Not much got past Eli Maynor, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Zeigler-Royalton off the board. Maynor has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tilden Henderson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. Another player making a difference was PJ Winters, who went 2-for-4 with three stolen bases.
Mt. Carmel's win bumped their record up to 15-11. As for DuQuoin, the victory was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 32-3.
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