The Valmeyer Pirates will venture away from home to take on the Red Bud Musketeers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Valmeyer is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
On Tuesday, Valmeyer came up short against Maryville Christian and fell 8-4.
Valmeyer saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Evan Hill, who went 1-for-3 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Red Bud ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past Steeleville 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Musketeers have posted since March 28th.
The team relied heavily on Seth Hohgrefe, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. That's the most hits he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Landon Ruebusch, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Red Bud pushed their record up to 18-9 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.7 runs over those games. As for Valmeyer, their loss dropped their record down to 11-17.
Valmeyer suffered a grim 15-7 defeat to Red Bud in their previous matchup on Wednesday. Can the Pirates avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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