The Linn Wildcats will be playing at home against the St. Elizabeth Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Linn's pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Monday. They blew past Tuscumbia 6-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Linn.
Austin Dudenhoeffer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits over four innings pitched. Dudenhoeffer has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Dudenhoeffer was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Tanner Hackmann was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Curtis Deeken, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, in what's become a running theme this season, St. Elizabeth gave their fans yet another huge win on Monday. They put the hurt on Belle with a sharp 6-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for St. Elizabeth who now have six in a row.
The team relied heavily on Blake Wobbe, who went 3-for-4 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Reinkemeyer, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Linn's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-11. As for St. Elizabeth, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Linn came up short against St. Elizabeth in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, falling 9-6. Will Linn have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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