Civic Memorial is 0-10 against Mascoutah since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Civic Memorial Eagles will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mascoutah Indians at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Civic Memorial took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Granite City 3-2.
Civic Memorial got a great performance from Andrew Nation as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out nine over six innings pitched. Nation has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Civic Memorial saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Tanner Hokamp, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Mascoutah put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Salem. That's two games straight that Mascoutah has won by exactly ten runs.
Civic Memorial's win bumped their record up to 7-13. As for Mascoutah, they pushed their record up to 18-2 with that victory, which was their ninth straight at home.
Civic Memorial suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Mascoutah in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Civic Memorial avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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