For the second straight game, St. Anthony will face off against Effingham. The Bulldogs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hearts at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. St. Anthony is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
St. Anthony is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Effingham just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of the Hearts by a score of 3-2.
St. Anthony saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aiden Lauritzen, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI.
Effingham has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-7 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for St. Anthony, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-7.
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