The Chaffee Red Devils will venture away from home to square off against the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Chaffee's pitching crew has only allowed 1.9 runs per game this season, so Saxony Lutheran's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Chaffee was handed a 12-run loss in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Friday. They had just enough and edged out Sikeston 2-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Red Devils have posted since June 3, 2025.
Meanwhile, Saxony Lutheran made easy work of Delta on Thursday and carried off a 12-1 victory. The Crusaders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Eli Raddemann and James Hope were major factors while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Raddemann struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (and only one walk). Meanwhile, Hope tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Raddemann has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in six consecutive appearances. At bat, Raddemann got on base in two of his four plate appearances with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI, while Hope went 2-for-3 with four RBI, one triple, and one run. Those four RBI gave Hope a new career-high.
In other batting news, Dylan Johnson was excellent, going 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. A.J. Sawyers also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Chaffee's record now sits at 29-1. As for Saxony Lutheran, their record is now 16-3.
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