The Waterloo Bulldogs will square off against the Freeburg Midgets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Waterloo is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Waterloo is returning to their home field after beating Edwardsville on theirs, despite the fact Edwardsville has dominated at home this season. The Bulldogs came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 7-2 on Monday. The game was the first time the Bulldogs have beaten the Tigers on their field since May 22, 2017.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Freeburg nor Mt. Vernon made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Midgets walked away with a 4-1 win over the Rams. The victory continues a trend for the Midgets in their matchups with the Rams: they've now won four in a row.
Christian Giovando tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Beau Breyman, who went 1-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April.
Waterloo pushed their record up to 24-10 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Freeburg, their win bumped their record up to 17-14.
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