The Effingham Flaming Hearts will head out on the road to take on the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Effingham's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Teutopolis' hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Effingham might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 2-1 to Farina South Central, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. Effingham has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Teutopolis put the finishing touches on their 11th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Marshall an 11-0 shutout. The win was familiar territory for Teutopolis who now have three in a row.
Austin Borries made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. Borries has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances. Borries was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a double.
In other batting news, Mick Niebrugge was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Garrett Gaddis, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Effingham's loss dropped their record down to 12-6. As for Teutopolis, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-8.
Effingham suffered a grim 12-1 defeat to Teutopolis in their previous matchup on April 1st. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Gaddis, who pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Now that Effingham knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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