Effingham had lost four straight on the road, but on Tuesday they dropped down to 11-8 to make it five. They fell just short of the Terre Haute South Vigo Braves by a score of 4-2. Having soared to a lofty ten runs in the game before, the Flaming Hearts couldn't push the score so high this time.
As for Terre Haute South Vigo, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-9. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games.
For Terre Haute South Vigo's part, they gave Ben Sellers the start and clearly made the right call: he pitched six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits. Tristan Deel picked up the save, pitching one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, Terre Haute South Vigo saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryker Heath, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
Coming up, Effingham will be playing in front of their home fans against Taylorville at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Terre Haute South Vigo, they will challenge Terre Haute North Vigo at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.
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