Red Bud never let their opponents score on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Sparta Bulldogs as the Red Bud Musketeers made off with a 6-0 victory. The win was nothing new for Red Bud as they're now sitting on three straight.
Derrick Whelan was a major factor no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over seven innings pitched. Whelan was also solid in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with an RBI.
In other batting news, Dylan Minemann was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ty Carter, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
On Sparta's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Skylar Spivey, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Red Bud has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9-1 record this season. As for Sparta, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-9.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Red Bud will square off against Waterloo at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Waterloo is coming into the matchup with four straight losses at home, meaning Red Bud will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Sparta, they will head out on the road to challenge Frankfort at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Sparta's pitching crew has only allowed 3.7 runs per game this season, so Frankfort's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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