HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL:
The Fairfield Mules host the Johnston City Indians at The Train Yard tonight in Black Diamond Conference action. The Mules enter tonight’s game at 2-1 while Johnston City is 3-0. You can listen to Mules Football live on WFIW-FM 104.9 or watch on wfiwradio.com or YouTube.com/@mulenation, powered by RJ Marketing. Our pre-game coverage begins at 6:30.
OTHER GAMES AROUND THE AREA TONIGHT:
Edwards County at Hamilton County
Eldorado at Flora
Carmi-White County at Sesser-Valier/Waltonville
Christopher Zeigler Royalton at Red Hill
Carterville at Herrin
Nashville at Anna Jonesboro
Sparta at Chester
Red Bud at Carlyle
Carbondale at Cahokia
Harrisburg at Alton Marquette
Benton at DuQuoin
Lighthouse Christian at Marion
Pinckneyville at West Frankfort
Murphysboro at Massac County
Granite City at Centralia
Newton at Mt. Carmel
Mt. Vernon at Collinsville
Olney at Marshall (Saturday)
FRESHMAN FOOTBALL FROM THURSDAY:
Johnston City 30 Fairfield 6
HIGH SCHOOL VOLLEYBALL SCORES FROM THURSDAY:
(VARSITY) Fairfield over Flora in 2 sets, (JV) Fairfield over Flora in 2 sets, (FRESH/SOPH) Fairfield over Flora in 3 sets as Fairfield played Flora Split Squad in a third game.
Altamont over Cisne in 2 sets
Benton over Anna-Jonesboro in 3 sets
Breese Mater Dei over O’Fallon in 2
Carmi over Hamilton Co in 2 sets
Collinsville over Alton in 3 sets
Effingham over Charleston in 2 sets
Freeburg over Breese Central in 3
Lawrenceville over Paris in 2 sets
Marion over Mt Vernon in 2 sets
Mascoutah over Jerseyville in 2 sets
Nashville over West Frankfort in 2 sets
New Athens over Lebanon in 2 sets
North Clay over CHBC in 3 sets
Pinckneyville over DuQuoin in 2 sets
Triad over Highland in 3 sets
Vienna over Johnston City in 2 sets
Waterloo over Bethalto Civic in 3 sets
Wayne City over Patoka in 2 sets
Webber over Christopher in 3 sets
Wesclin over Okawville in 2 sets
JUNIOR HIGH BASEBALL SCORES THURSDAY:
Flora 15, Fairfield 0
Albion 13, Hamilton County 1
DuQuoin 21, Sparta 4
Marion 1, Herrin 0
Nashville 16, Trico 1
Pinckneyville 10, Waltonville 0
Steeleville 9, Nashville TSJ 1
Summersville 11, Opdyke Bell Rive 2
JUNIOR HIGH SOFTBALL SCORES THURSDAY:
New Hope 4, Summersville 0
Grayville 19 Cisne/Geff 12
Albion 11, Hamilton County 1
Anna 12, St Andrew 0
Benton 21, Carbondale 4
Century 10, Meridian 0
Chester 4, Murphysboro 2
Christopher 13, West Frankfort 3
Field 21, Bethel 0
Marion 12, Herrin 1
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL:
The St. Louis Cardinals failed to complete a four-game sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates thanks to a 3-2 loss at Busch Stadium yesterday. The Cardinals led by a run entering the seventh before Yasmani Grandal hit a solo home run. The Cards gave up the lead for good on a Nick Gonzales RBI single in the eighth. Brendan Donovan had four hits and two RBI in the losing effort, while JoJo Romero was charged with his third loss in relief. St. Louis is in third place in the NL Central at 77-and-76. The Cardinals send Kyle Gibson to the mound against the Guardians tonight.
Cody Bellinger and Seiya Suzuki [[ SAY-ya ]] had big nights as the Chicago Cubs downed the Washington Nationals 7-6 at Wrigley Field. Bellinger was 2-for-4 with three RBIs while Suzuki was 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Isaac Paredes’ [[ e-sock puh-ray-dess ]] RBI groundout in the seventh inning plated the game-winning run. Reliever Ethan Roberts got his first win of the season and Porter Hodge picked up the save. The Cubs snapped a two-game losing streak and are 78-and-75. Jameson Taillon starts for the Northsiders against Washington this afternoon.
The Chicago White Sox begin a weekend series against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park tonight. The Sox are coming off a series win over the Los Angeles Angels earlier this week. Chicago is in last place in the AL Central at 36-and-117. Garrett Crochet takes the mound for the Southsiders tonight. First pitch is at 8:40PM.
MLB SCORES:
Atlanta Braves 15, Cincinnati Reds 3
Los Angeles Dodgers 20, Miami Marlins 4
New York Mets 10, Philadelphia Phillies 6
Arizona Diamondbacks 5, Milwaukee Brewers 1
Baltimore Orioles 5, San Francisco Giants 3
Cleveland Guardians 3, Minnesota Twins 2 (F/10)
Toronto Blue Jays 4, Texas Rangers 0
Seattle Mariners 3, New York Yankees 2
Tampa Bay Rays 2, Boston Red Sox 0
Houston Astros 3, Los Angeles Angels 1
THURSDAY NFL:
New York Jets 24, New England Patriots 3
COLLEGE FOOTBALL TONIGHT:
The Illinois Fighting Illini open up Big Ten play with a game against number-22 Nebraska at Memorial Stadium tonight. The Illini are undefeated at 3-and-0 after crushing Central Michigan 30-9 last Saturday. Illinois has won three of its last four game against the Cornhuskers. Tonight’s game begins at 7:00PM.
NHL:
Blues Begin Preseason
The St. Louis Blues open up preseason play with a game against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center tomorrow night. The Blues just started training camp yesterday. St. Louis is looking to rebound from a disappointing 2023-24 season that saw the team miss the playoffs for the second season in a row. Tomorrow’s game begins at 6:00PM.
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