Baseball Game Preview: Teutopolis Wooden Shoes vs. Richland County Tigers

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Previous Games

05/11/23 - Home	15-5 W
04/04/23 - Away	8-1 W
05/16/22 - Home	10-0 W
05/12/22 - Away	17-3 W
04/29/21 - Neutral	4-1 W
+ 5 more games

Teutopolis is 9-1 against Richland County since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Tuesday. The Wooden Shoes will head out on the road to challenge the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Teutopolis will be looking to extend their current seven-game winning streak.

On Monday, Teutopolis beat Effingham 9-5. That's two games straight that the Wooden Shoes have won by exactly four runs.

Meanwhile, Richland County lost 13-7 to Oblong/Hutsonville/Palestine on Monday. Even though they lost, the Tigers' still made a splash at the plate and bumped their average scoring up to 6.1 runs per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).

Gavin Root made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 4-for-4. He is becoming a predictor of Richland County's success: when he posts at least three hits the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Carter Blank also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Teutopolis' victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for Richland County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.

Everything went Teutopolis' way against Richland County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, as Teutopolis made off with a 15-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Wooden Shoes since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.