The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes will square off against the Newman Central Catholic Comets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Teutopolis is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Teutopolis is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They had just enough and edged out DuQuoin 6-5. That's two games straight that the Wooden Shoes have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Newman Central Catholic had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.3 runs) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 5-1 win over Chicago Hope Academy. That's two games straight that the Comets have won by exactly four runs.
Evan Bushman spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up nine Ks. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Daniel Kelly was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Garret Matznick, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Teutopolis' victory bumped their record up to 29-5. As for Newman Central Catholic, their win bumped their record up to 27-7-1.
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