The Freeburg Midgets will head out on the road to challenge the Herrin Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Freeburg is looking to tack on another W to their 25-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Freeburg can now show off 14 landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 8-2 margin over Carlyle.
Meanwhile, Herrin waltzed into their contest on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Rangers by a score of 7-3.
Sophie Schramm spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on ten hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't pitched less than seven innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Jersey Summers, who scored a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Reese Elliott, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Freeburg has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 15 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 26-3 record this season. As for Herrin, their victory bumped their record up to 16-13.
Freeburg was able to grind out a solid win over Herrin in their previous matchup back in May of 2018, winning 4-1. The rematch might be a little tougher for Freeburg since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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