The Red Bud Musketeers will square off against the Freeburg Midgets at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Red Bud's win against Mascoutah wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Musketeers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over the Indians on Tuesday. The Musketeers haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.
Julia Ohlau spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on four hits and racked up eight Ks.
At the plate, Red Bud saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Peyton Kreher, who went 1-for-2 with one run and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Freeburg got the win against Dupo on Thursday by a conclusive 15-3.
Sam Taylor was excellent, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and one double.
Freeburg was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Dupo only posted a batting average of .300.
Red Bud's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Freeburg, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-0.
Red Bud came out on top in a nail-biter against Freeburg in their previous matchup back in March of 2025, sneaking past 10-8. Will the Musketeers repeat their success, or do the Midgets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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