The Breese Central Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Salem Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Breese Central unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell victim to a rough 16-6 defeat at the hands of Mascoutah.
Dan Kohrmann made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-3.
After soaring to a 12-point win in their last game, Salem came back down to earth on Friday. They fell just short of Roxana by a score of 3-1. Having soared to a lofty 12 runs in the game before, Salem couldn't push the score so high this time.
Rhett Detering was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Jalen Inlow made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Breese Central's record is now 12-6. As for Salem, their record now sits at 9-9.
Breese Central beat Salem 4-1 when the teams last played last Thursday. The rematch might be a little tougher for Breese Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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