The Freeburg Midgets will face off against the Teutopolis Wooden Shoes at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Freeburg barely beat Salem the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Midgets were the clear victors by a 12-6 margin over the Wildcats on Thursday. The game snapped a strange streak: the last six times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Christian Giovando looked comfortable as he pitched four innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks any time he's pitched this season.
John Higgins
| 04/24/25 vs Salem | 4 |
| 03/19/25 vs Champaign Central | 2 |
| 04/08/24 vs Belleville East | 1 |
| 04/06/24 @ Alton | 1 |
| 03/28/24 @ East Alton-Wood River | 1 |
On the hitting side, John Higgins was incredible, going a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Those four hits gave him a new career-high. Evan Rapp was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two doubles, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, while Teutopolis put up some runs on Thursday, the same can't be said for Mt. Zion. The Wooden Shoes walked away with a 5-0 victory over the Braves.
Teutopolis' win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 15-2. The road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for Freeburg, their win bumped their record up to 8-6.
Freeburg came out on top in a nail-biter against Teutopolis when the teams last played back in April of 2024, sneaking past 5-3. Will the Midgets repeat their success, or do the Wooden Shoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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