Red Bud won the last time they faced Chester, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Red Bud Musketeers had just enough and edged the Chester Yellowjackets out 6-5. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Bud.
Julia Ohlau made a big impact no matter where she played. She pitched 1.1 innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Ohlau was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Alexis Koester was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On Chester's side, Elaina Lutman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while going 3-for-4. Avery Hasemeyer was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
Red Bud has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season. As for Chester, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-9.
Red Bud will head out on the road to face off against Marissa/Coulterville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Marissa/Coulterville is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Red Bud a six-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Chester will take on Murphysboro at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Chester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8 runs per game this season.
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