Baseball Recap: Red Bud Musketeers vs. Steeleville Warriors
Red Bud entered their tilt with Steeleville with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They came out on top against the Steeleville Warriors by a score of 7-2 on Thursday. For Red Bud, this counts as revenge for the 6-2 defeat Steeleville walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2022.
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 nothing but reliable: 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.
On Steeleville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Rednour, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Red Bud has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-8-1 record this season. As for Steeleville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
Red Bud will challenge Wesclin at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Steeleville, they will be playing in front of their home fans against New Athens at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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