The Red Bud Musketeers will head out on the road to take on the Freeburg Midgets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Freeburg took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Red Bud, who comes in off a win.
Red Bud barely beat Valmeyer the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Red Bud blew past Valmeyer 17-2 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Musketeers.
Kendra Ehret looked comfortable as she struck out seven batters over four innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk). That's the fewest hits she has allowed since back in April of 2024.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Olivia Schmidt, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three runs, three doubles, and four RBI. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in runs. Julia Whelan was another key player, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Red Bud always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .636. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Valmeyer only posted an OBP of .294.
Meanwhile, Freeburg suffered their closest loss since April 5, 2024 on Thursday. They fell just short of Chester by a score of 9-7. The Midgets haven't had much luck with the Yellowjackets recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Red Bud's record is now 2-0. As for Freeburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Red Bud couldn't quite finish off Freeburg in their previous meeting back in March of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can Red Bud avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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