ON THE SCHEDULE TODAY AT FCHS:
Mules Baseball at Wayne City 4:30pm
Lady Mules Softball at Wayne City 4:30pm
OTHER AREA SPORTS FOR TODAY:
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Cisne at Oblong
COLLEGE BASEBALL:
Frontier Bobcats at Southwestern Illinois College
COLLEGE SOFTBALL:
Frontier Bobcats vs. Lakeland College (Doubleheader)
AREA SPORTS RESULTS FROM WEDNESDAY:
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASEBALL:
Fairfield 3, Benton 1
Fairfield was led by Logan Tullis who went 1-3 with a Triple and 2 RBI’s and Caleb King who went 2-3. Breychan Kovacich picked up the win for the Mules going 3 innings, giving up 1 run on 6 hits with 1 strikeout.
Olney–Richland County 22, Cisne 0 (4 Innings)
Cisne was led by Hagen Howard who went 1-2 with a Stolen Base. Howard also picked the loss for the Runnin’ Lions going 2/3 of an inning giving up 9 runs on 5 hits.
OTHER AREA HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL SCORES:
Johnston City 9, Anna Jonesboro 0
Mt Vernon 6, DuQuoin 5
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL:
Carterville 10, Fairfield 0 (6 Innings)
Fairfield was led by Kiersten Vaughan who went 1-3 with a Double and Harlee Scott who went 1-2 with a Double. Alivia Rice took the loss for the Lady Mules going 6 innings giving up 10 runs on 8 hits with 8 strikeouts.
Cisne vs. Lawrenceville CANCELLED
OTHER AREA HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOFTBALL SCORES:
Herrin 17, Johnston City 2
Joppa 16, Egyptian 2
Marissa-Coulterville 7 Wesclin 4
Benton 15 , Vienna 5
West Frankfort 13, Elverado 2
Zeigler Royalton-Christopher 5, Murphysboro 2
Pope Co 13, Carrier Mills Stonefort 1
Waltonville- Sesser Valier 11, Salem 5
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TENNIS:
On Tuesday, the Fairfield Mules Boys Tennis team traveled to Flora for a conference matchup. The Mules fell to Flora by a score of 7-2. Fairfield picked up Singles victories from Jed Wellen and Tomas Cidoncha.
JR HIGH TRACK MEET AT CISNE CANCELLED
COLLEGE BASEBALL (from Tuesday)
Frontier Bobcats 19, Parkland College 13
***NATIONAL SPORTS***
WEDNESDAY’S SCOREBOARD
NBA
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Indiana Pacers 145, Chicago Bulls 126
The Chicago Bulls are on a five-game losing streak following a 145-126 loss to the Indiana Pacers at United Center. The Bulls trailed by as many as 28 points in the losing effort. Guerschon Yabusele scored 20 points to lead Chicago, while Collin Sexton chipped in with 18 points. The Bulls are in 12th place in the Eastern Conference at 29-and-47. They visit the Knicks tomorrow night.
Philadelphia 76ers 153, Washington Wizards 131
Atlanta Hawks 130, Orlando Magic 101
Boston Celtics 147, Miami Heat 129
New York Knicks 130, Memphis Grizzlies 119
Sacramento Kings 123, Toronto Raptors 115
Houston Rockets 119, Milwaukee Bucks 113
Denver Nuggets 130, Utah Jazz 117
San Antonio Spurs 127, Golden State Warriors 113
MLB American League
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Baltimore Orioles 8, Texas Rangers 3
Houston Astros 6, Boston Red Sox 4
New York Yankees 5, Seattle Mariners 3
Kansas City Royals 13, Minnesota Twins 9
MLB National League
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St. Louis Cardinals 2, New York Mets 1 (F/11)
The Cardinals earned a series win in style after walking-off the Mets 2-1 in extras from St. Louis. Masyn Winn drove-in the game-winning run with an infield single in the 11th inning. Nolan Gorman also tallied an RBI, while Matthew Liberatore gave up the lone run over his six-inning start. The Cardinals improved to 4-and-2. They visit the Tigers tomorrow.
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 3
Philadelphia Phillies 6, Washington Nationals 5 (F/10)
San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 1
MLB Interleague
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Chicago Cubs 6, Los Angeles Angels 2
The Cubs clinched their three-game series against the Angels after a 6-2 win from Wrigley Field. Matthew Boyd gave up an earned run and struck out 10 batters over five-plus innings. Matt Shaw drove-in a pair of runs, while Nico Hoerner tallied three hits. The Northsiders improved to 3-and-3. They visit the Guardians tomorrow.
Miami Marlins 10, Chicago White Sox 0
The Chicago White Sox had just three hits during a 10-0 loss to the Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park. Shane Smith was charged with his second loss of the season after surrendering seven earned runs and one unearned run on eight hits in three innings. The Southsiders dropped to 1-and-5. The White Sox’s home opener today has been postponed, so Chicago will host Toronto tomorrow.
Atlanta Braves 5, The Athletics 1
Colorado Rockies 2, Toronto Blue Jays 1 (F/10)
Milwaukee Brewers 8, Tampa Bay Rays 2
Arizona Diamondbacks 1, Detroit Tigers 0
Cleveland Guardians 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
NHL
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Los Angeles Kings 2, St. Louis Blues 1 (OT)
The St. Louis Blues picked up a point during a 2-1 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings at Crypto-dot-com Arena. Robert Thomas tied the game at one with under four minutes left in regulation, but Trevor Moore lit the lamp for L.A. in the second minute of OT. The Blues are four points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Jimmy Snuggerud is earning recognition across the NHL. The Blues right wing was named the NHL Rookie of the Month yesterday. Snuggerud had seven goals and eight assists in 14 games during March. St. Louis went 10-2-and-2 during the month. Snuggerud has 17 goals and 22 assists this season. He’ll lead the Blues into battle against Anaheim tomorrow night.
Vancouver Canucks 8, Colorado Avalanche 6
San Jose Sharks 4, Anaheim Ducks 3
The Chicago Blackhawks aim to avoid a fifth straight loss when they visit the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place tonight. The Hawks are coming off a 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets at home on Tuesday. Chicago is in last place in the Central Division with 68 points. Tonight’s game starts at 8:00PM.
NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament
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No Games Scheduled
***Top Sports Headlines***
>>Men’s College Basketball Roundup
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>>Valero Texas Open Preview
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