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Southern Illinois softball headed to Baton Rogue regional to face California
CARBONDALE, Ill. - Southern Illinois will head to Baton Rogue for the NCAA Regional on Friday to face California, the team learned on Sunday. The Salukis held a watch party Sunday evening to learn their NCAA Tournament fate, and were rewarded with a 2-seed in the Baton Rogue Regional.
Softball Recap: Mt. Carmel finds playoff glory versus Benton
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Mt. Carmel had no problem doing just that on Monday. They walked away with a 10-5 win over the Benton Rangers. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Mt. Carmel. Lyla Keepes spent all seven innings on...
Baseball Game Preview: Murphysboro Heads Out
The Murphysboro Red Devils are on the road again on Thursday to play the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. Murphysboro is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.2 runs per game this season. Murphysboro will head into Saturday's match hoping to keep the good times rolling: they...
Baseball Recap: Benton takes down Pinckneyville in a playoff battle
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Benton had no problem doing just that on Monday. They blew past the Pinckneyville Panthers 12-2. Benton's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season. Mason Tieffel...
Softball Recap: Kyndall Webb can't quite lead Goreville over Carbondale
Goreville was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Carbondale Terriers by a score of 5-4. That's two games in a row now that Goreville has lost by just one run.
Soccer Game Recap: Zion-Benton Takes a Loss
Zion-Benton was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They fell just short of the Wauconda Bulldogs by a score of 2-1. Zion-Benton's loss dropped their record down to 8-11-3. As for Wauconda, they are on a...
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