The Red Bud Musketeers will head out to square off against the Apollo Eagles at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Red Bud will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
On Thursday, Red Bud had just enough and edged out Okawville 12-11. The win continues a trend for the Musketeers in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now won six in a row.
Peyton Kreher was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, six RBI, and two doubles. Those two doubles gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Julia Whelan, who went 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Red Bud was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .462. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .310 or higher in six consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Apollo came up short against Tecumseh on Thursday and fell 5-1. The Eagles have struggled against the Braves recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.
Mollie Julian spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Apollo saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sydney Stallings, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one double. Liza Page also deserves some recognition as she hit her first triple of the season.
Apollo's defeat dropped their record down to 6-10. As for Red Bud, their victory bumped their record up to 10-3.
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