Baseball Game Preview: Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes vs. Waltonville Spartans

Tornadoes

Runs

03/28/25 @ Agape Christian	12
03/26/25 @ Woodlawn	10
03/25/25 vs Carbondale	2
03/24/25 vs Steeleville	2
03/22/25 @ Benton	8
+ 3 more games

The Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes will venture away from home to take on the Waltonville Spartans at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Zeigler-Royalton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.9 runs per game this season.

Zeigler-Royalton's pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Agape Christian 12-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tornadoes.

Zeigler-Royalton got a big performance out of Kaiden Niblett, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Chase Freeman also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Zeigler-Royalton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .375. The last time their batting average was this high was back in May of 2024.

Meanwhile, after soaring to 20 runs the game before, Waltonville was a bit more limited in their game on Wednesday. They came up short against Fairfield, falling 7-0. Spartans fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Mules since on Wednesday.

Zeigler-Royalton's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.8 runs on average over those games. As for Waltonville, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 2-1.

Zeigler-Royalton was able to grind out a solid victory over Waltonville in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Zeigler-Royalton since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.