Freeburg came tearing into Wednesday's contest with ten straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Herrin Tigers as they made off with an 11-1 victory. Freeburg might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won 15 matches by six runs or more this season.
Freeburg got a massive performance out of Olivia Joseph, who went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases, five RBI, and two runs. Joseph has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Lindsey Muskopf, who went 1-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
On Herrin's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jersey Summers, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Freeburg's win was their 26th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 27-3. As for Herrin, their loss dropped their record down to 16-14.
Freeburg will head out on the road to challenge Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Freeburg: 2.2, Edwardsville: 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Herrin, they will be playing at home against Centralia at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Herrin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
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