Teutopolis and Effingham are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2018, but likely not for long. The Teutopolis Wooden Shoes will be playing in front of their home fans against the Effingham Flaming Hearts at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Teutopolis is is headed into Tuesday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Saturday. They fell just short of Westville by a score of 5-4.
Olivia Copple made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, after a string of eight wins, Effingham's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 9-4 to Pinckneyville.
Raegan Boone was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last five times she's played.
Teutopolis' loss dropped their record down to 12-15. As for Effingham, their defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 19-7.
Everything went Teutopolis' way against Effingham in their previous meeting two weeks ago as Teutopolis made off with a 7-1 win. Does Teutopolis have another victory up their sleeve, or will Effingham turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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