The Trico Pioneers will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against the New Athens Yellow Jackets at 4:30 p.m.
Trico lost 11-1 to Johnston City on Tuesday. Trico has not had much luck with Johnston City recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Meanwhile, New Athens narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past Lebanon 3-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for New Athens.
New Athens' victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Isaiah Lintker, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Trico's defeat dropped their record down to 6-16. As for New Athens, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-12 record this season.
Trico beat New Athens 7-4 in their previous meeting back in April. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was New Athens' Brandon Schatte, who struck out six batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off six hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Trico still be able to contain Schatte? There's only one way to find out.
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