The Alton Redbirds will square off against the Red Bud Musketeers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Alton 3.9, Red Bud 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Alton barely beat Chaminade the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Redbirds blew past the Red Devils 8-1 on Wednesday. The win was nothing new for the Redbirds as they're now sitting on three straight.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Red Bud's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They came up short against Breese Central, falling 9-2.
Red Bud saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Cadin Voss, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Alton pushed their record up to 17-11 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Red Bud, their loss dropped their record down to 18-6.
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