Baseball Game Preview: Granite City Warriors vs. Freeburg Midgets

Granite City is 1-8 against Freeburg since March of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Warriors will head out on the road to face off against the Midgets at 4:30 p.m. Granite City will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.

On Tuesday, Granite City came up short against Alton and fell 9-5.

Keithan Noel made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Tm Bradley, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.

Meanwhile, Freeburg didn't have quite enough to beat St. Louis University on Tuesday and fell 5-3. The Midgets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Joey Pruett was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he pitched 4.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Ethan Foster was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with one triple, two RBI, and one run. That triple marked the first that he has hit this season.

Granite City's record now sits at 5-17. As for Freeburg, their record is now 13-13.

Granite City couldn't quite get it done against Freeburg when the teams last played back in April of 2023 as they fell 8-4. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.