Baseball Preview: Red Bud Musketeers vs. Wesclin Warriors
Red Bud is 1-9 against Wesclin since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Red Bud Musketeers will head out on the road to face off against the Wesclin Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wesclin is hoping to do on Tuesday what Steeleville couldn't on Thursday: put an end to Red Bud's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Red Bud walked away with a 7-2 win over Steeleville.
Dustin Salger spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Derrick Whelan, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucas Schwartzkopf, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wesclin had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.8 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They came out on top against the Silver Stallions by a score of 5-2.
Red Bud is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8-1 record this season. As for Wesclin, they pushed their record up to 11-4 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Red Bud came out on top in a nail-biter against Wesclin when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for Red Bud 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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