Freeburg is a perfect 6-0 against Collinsville since May of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Wednesday. The Midgets will be playing in front of their home fans against the Kahoks at 4:30 p.m.
Freeburg fell victim to Roxana and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Shells by a score of 2-0. That's two games in a row now that the Midgets have lost by exactly two runs.
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Gabe Lueth spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on six hits and racked up six Ks. He also tossed no walks, which is notable because Freeburg is 4-2 when he allows at most one walk, but 7-8 otherwise.
At the plate, Freeburg saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Max Biehl, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
Meanwhile, Collinsville had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9.5 runs) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 4-3 W against the Redbirds. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last six times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Collinsville pushed their record up to 11-13 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.3 runs over those games. As for Freeburg, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-10.
Freeburg beat Collinsville 8-5 when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Midgets repeat their success, or do the Kahoks have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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