After flying high against Robinson on Friday, Centralia came back down to earth. The Centralia Orphans fell 7-2 to the Freeburg Midgets on Saturday. Centralia has struggled against Freeburg recently, as their contest on Saturday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Cam Tomlianovich made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with a home run.
On Freeburg's side, they got a great performance from Gabe Lueth as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits. Lueth has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in seven consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jack Barlow was a standout: he got on base in all four of his plate appearances with three RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Ethan Foster, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Centralia's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Freeburg, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 17-16.
Centralia has the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Collinsville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Centralia's pitching crew has only allowed 4.1 runs per game this season, so Collinsville's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Freeburg, they will head out on the road to challenge DeSoto at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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