The Dieterich Movin Maroons will head out on the road to take on the Altamont Indians at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Dieterich is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Webber 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for Dieterich.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, Altamont gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They put the hurt on Newton with a sharp 8-1 victory.
Ethan Robbins made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Robbins was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Eli Miller, who scored a run while going 3-for-3. Kaidyn Miller was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Dieterich's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 8-14. As for Altamont, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-9 record this season.
Dieterich suffered a grim 11-4 defeat to Altamont in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Altamont's Keegan Schultz, who scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Now that Dieterich knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
