Baseball Recap: Vandalia Vandals vs. Breese Central Cougars
The Vandalia Vandals lost 14-5 to the Breese Central Cougars on Sunday.
For Breese Central's part, Benny Lehman and Bryce Wieter made a splash no matter where they played. Throwing, Lehman pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Meanwhile, Wieter struck out six batters over two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (and not a single walk). Lehman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. At the plate, Lehman scored a run while going 2-for-3, while Wieter scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Griffin Thomas was incredible, going 3-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Miles Browne, who went 1-for-1 with two RBI and a double.
Vandalia has traveled a rocky road recently having lost ten of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-14 record this season. As for Breese Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 14 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Vandalia will head out on the road to challenge Hillsboro at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Hillsboro is coming into the contest with three straight wins at home, so Vandalia will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Breese Central will take on Freeburg at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Freeburg's pitching crew has only allowed 3.9 runs per game this season, so Breese Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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