Freeburg is 9-1 against Red Bud since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Monday. The Midgets will host the Musketeers at 4:30 p.m. Freeburg will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last.
Freeburg's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. Everything went their way against Centralia as they made off with a 7-0 victory. The win continues a trend for the Midgets in their matchups with the Orphans: they've now won five in a row.
Liam Scaiefe
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| 05/07/25 vs Collinsville | 2 |
| 04/26/25 vs Teutopolis | 3 |
| 03/24/25 vs Byron | 4 |
| 04/11/25 @ Columbia | 4 |
Not much got past Liam Scaiefe, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Centralia off the board. Those six strikeouts set a new season-high mark for Scaiefe.
At the plate, John Higgins was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. He has become a key player for Freeburg: the team is undefeated when he posts at least two runs, but 10-13 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cole Miller, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Red Bud suffered their closest defeat since March 19th on Thursday. They fell just short of Alton by a score of 7-5. The Musketeers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Red Bud saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was BARRETT Wagner, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Red Bud's loss dropped their record down to 18-7. As for Freeburg, their victory bumped their record up to 15-13.
Freeburg took their win against Red Bud when the teams last played back in April of 2024 by a conclusive 13-1 score. Will the Midgets repeat their success, or do the Musketeers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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