Baseball Recap: Freeburg Midgets vs. Red Bud Musketeers
After only one run in their last match, Freeburg made sure to put some runs up on the board against Red Bud on Wednesday. The Freeburg Midgets put the hurt on the Red Bud Musketeers with a sharp 13-1 win. That's more bragging rights for Freeburg, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Gabe Lueth tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Max Biehl and Jase Brentlinger did most of the damage at the plate: Biehl scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Brentlinger scored four runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Evan Rapp, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
On Red Bud's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Derrick Whelan, who scored a run while going 2-for-2.
Freeburg has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 11-13 record this season. As for Red Bud, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-9-1.
Freeburg will head out on the road to challenge Salem at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Freeburg is facing Salem at the right time seeing as Salem is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Red Bud, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Chester at 4:30 p.m.
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