Triad had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.3 runs), and they went ahead and made it five on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Freeburg Midgets a 5-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for Triad, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Triad is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 22-10 record this season. As for Freeburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-17.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Triad will face off against Edwardsville at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Edwardsville's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Triad's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Freeburg, they will head out on the road to take on Waterloo at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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