Baseball Preview: Altamont Indians vs. Teutopolis Wooden Shoes
After six games on the road, Altamont is heading back home. They will take on the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (Altamont: 3.3, Teutopolis: 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Altamont beats Teutopolis with five runs on Monday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Altamont sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-3 victory over Arcola on Saturday. That's two games straight that Altamont has won by exactly two runs.
Eli Miller made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed an inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Miller has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Miller was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Miller wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaidyn Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Teutopolis came up short against Glenwood on Saturday and fell 10-6.
Mitch Koester and Mick Niebrugge stepped up to the plate in a big way. Koester went 2-for-4 with a home run, while Niebrugge went 1-for-3 with a home run.
Altamont has been performing well recently as they've won 18 of their last 22 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season. As for Teutopolis, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-10.
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