LOCAL SPORTS:
ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Lady Mules Softball at Eldorado 4:30 pm
Mules Boys Tennis vs. Herrin at the Lakeside Tennis Courts 4:00 pm (SENIOR DAY)
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Cisne at Edwards County
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Cisne at Edwards County
COLLEGE SOFTBALL:
Frontier Lady Bobcats vs Kaskaskia College at SWIC 9:30am
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM TUESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Fairfield 16, NCOE 4 (5 Innings)
Fairfield was led by Logan Hodges who went 2-2 with a Home Run and 3 RBI’s and Jake Easton who went 4-4. Breychan Kovacich picked up the win for the Mules going 3 innings giving up 4 runs on 2 hits with 3 strikeouts
Odin-Patoka 2, Cisne 0 (SENIOR DAY)
Cisne was led by Ben Spitzner who went 2-3. Hagen Howard pitched 5 innings for Cisne, giving up 1 run on 2 hits with 10 strikeouts.
Galatia 4, Wayne City 3 (SENIOR DAY)
Wayne City was led by Bryson Caudle who went 2-3 and Logan Schuster who went 3-3. Dawson Wood pitched 7 innings for the Indians, giving up 4 runs on 10 hits with 10 strikeouts
OTHER BOYS HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY:
Edwards County 2, Newton 1
Flora 7, Mt. Carmel 5
Century 15, Crab Orchard 0
Harrisburg 22, Olney 5
Red Bud 7, Metro-East Lutheran 2
Gallatin County 8, West Frankfort 5
Marion 11, Carbondale 1
Pope County 10, Agape 3
Columbia 15, Highland 5
Goreville 11, Eldorado 1
Trico 10, Anna Jonesboro 8
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Fairfield 17, NCOE 2 (5 Innings)
Fairfield was led by Kiersten Vaughan who went 3-3 with a Double and 2 RBI’s and Alivia Rice who went 2-4 with a Double and 2 RBI’s. Kenry Hutchcraft picked up the win for the Lady Mules going 3 innings, giving up 0 runs on 1 hit with 6 strikeouts.
Odin 21, Cisne 4 (SENIOR DAY)
Cisne was led by Kaleya Porter who went 1-4 with a Triple and 1 RBI.
Wayne City 9, Webber 3 (SENIOR DAY)
Wayne City was led by Kylie Coy who went 3-4 with an RBI. Aspen Legg got the win for Wayne City, going 7 innings, giving up 3 runs on 3 hits with 6 strikeouts.
OTHER GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SCORES FROM TUESDAY:
Flora 8, Edwards Co 2 (Flora wins the BDC East with a 9-1 record)
Massac County 6, Pope County 0
Carbondale 4, Du Quoin 0
Pinckneyville 5, Mt.Vernon 4
Hamilton County 7, Frankfort 2
Goreville 19, Eldorado 2
Trico 4, Chester 2
New Athens 10, Valmeyer 6
Agape 10, Egyptian 7
Anna Jonesboro 8, Waltonville Sesser Valier 5
COLLEGE SOFTBALL:
REGION 24 TOURNAMENT AT SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE TUESDAY
Frontier Lady Bobcats 7, Rend Lake College 5
Wabash Valley College 5, Frontier Lady Bobcats 0
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
TUESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA Playoffs
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San Antonio Spurs 126, Minnesota Timberwolves 97
(Spurs lead best-of-seven West semifinals, 3-2)
MLB American League
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Chicago White Sox 6, Kansas City Royals 5
The White Sox extended their winning streak after topping the Royals 6-5 in Chicago. Chase Meidroth went deep with a three-run blast, while Drew Romo and Derek Hill each slugged a solo shot. Chicago has now won three straight games. The Southsiders are in second place in the AL Central at 20-and-21. They send Noah Schultz to the mound against Kansas City tonight.
Cleveland Guardians 3, Los Angeles Angels 2
New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 2
Tampa Bay Rays 7, Toronto Blue Jays 6 (F/10)
Seattle Mariners 10, Houston Astros 2
MLB National League
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Atlanta Braves 5, Chicago Cubs 2
The Chicago Cubs are on a three-game losing streak following a 5-2 loss to the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. The Northsiders allowed four runs in the bottom of the fifth and trailed the rest of the way. Alex Bregman homered in the losing effort, while Colin Rea was charged with his second loss after surrendering five runs on seven hits in four-and-a-third frames. The Cubs remain in first place in the NL Central at 27-and-15. Shota Imanaga starts for Chicago against Atlanta tonight.
Washington Nationals 10, Cincinnati Reds 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Colorado Rockies 1
Milwaukee Brewers 6, San Diego Padres 4
San Francisco Giants 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2
MLB Interleague
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St. Louis Cardinals 6, The Athletics 4
The St. Louis Cardinals opened up their series against the Athletics with a 6-4 win from Sutter Health Park. St. Louis scored four runs in the top of the first and led the rest of the way. JJ Wetherholt homered in the victory, while Jose Fermin drove in a pair of runs. Andre Pallante earned his fourth win after allowing three runs on four hits in five innings. The Cardinals are in third place in the NL Central at 24-and-17. Matthew Liberatore starts for St. Louis against the A’s tonight.
Philadelphia Phillies 2, Boston Red Sox 1
New York Mets 10, Detroit Tigers 2
Minnesota Twins 3, Miami Marlins 0
Texas Rangers 7, Arizona Diamondbacks 4
NHL Playoffs
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Buffalo Sabres 3, Montreal Canadiens 2
(Best-of-seven East second round series tied, 2-2)
Vegas Golden Knights 3, Anaheim Ducks 2 (OT)
(Golden Knights lead best-of-seven West second round series, 3-2)
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