While Red Bud put up some runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for Sparta. The Red Bud Musketeers won by a run and slipped past the Sparta Bulldogs 1-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Red Bud.
Not much got past Derrick Whelan, who gave up just two hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep Sparta off the board.
On the hitting side, Red Bud's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chase Lucht, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On Sparta's side, Zach Bodeker spent all 7.2 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits. Bodeker has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
Red Bud is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. As for Sparta, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-8.
Red Bud will head out on the road to square off against Steeleville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Sparta, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Valmeyer at 4:30 p.m. Valmeyer is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 8.3 runs per game this season.
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