The Carbondale Terriers will head out on the road to square off against the Freeburg Midgets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Carbondale is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Carbondale is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Pinckneyville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. Their rough 6-0 defeat to the Panthers might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Carbondale in their matchups with Pinckneyville: they've now lost seven in a row.
Carbondale saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lilly Graham, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Freeburg put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Roxana a 14-0 shutout. Freeburg's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Carbondale's defeat dropped their record down to 7-9. As for Freeburg, they pushed their record up to 16-2 with that win, which was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Carbondale might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Freeburg in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Carbondale, Nicole Edmiaston (who struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up just two earned runs off four hits (and only one walk)) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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