Red Bud is 0-7 against Belleville East since April of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Red Bud Musketeers will be playing at home against the Belleville East Lancers at 10:00 a.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Red Bud entered their tilt with Dupo with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 15-0 shutout on Thursday. Red Bud's pitching crew has been rock solid lately; the team hasn't given up a run in their last three games.
Kendra Ehret looked comfortable as she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Lyla Hess, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Jayna Bast was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, Belleville East scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Thursday. Everything went their way against Granite City as Belleville East made off with a 16-0 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Red Bud has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record this season. As for Belleville East, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-4.
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