Baseball Preview: Belleville East Lancers vs. Freeburg Midgets
Belleville East is 7-2 against Freeburg since May of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Belleville East Lancers will head out on the road to square off against the Freeburg Midgets at 4:30 p.m. Belleville East's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Freeburg's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Belleville East sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-2 victory over Mt. Vernon.
Belleville East got a big performance out of Reid Neumayer, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Ty Reaka, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Freeburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 5-2 to Alton.
The win got Belleville East back to even at 6-6. As for Freeburg, they now have a losing record at 6-7.
Belleville East came out on top in a nail-biter against Freeburg in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Belleville East since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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