Baseball Preview: Murphysboro Red Devils vs. Nashville Hornets
The Murphysboro Red Devils will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Nashville Hornets at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Murphysboro is returning to their home field after beating DuQuoin on theirs, despite the fact DuQuoin has dominated at home this season. Murphysboro came out on top against DuQuoin by a score of 9-4 on Monday.
Murphysboro got a great performance from Austin Hunter as he tossed five innings while giving up three earned runs off only two hits.
On the hitting side, Corbin Compardo was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-3. Another player making a difference was Sam Herring, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Nashville narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Gibault Catholic 3-2.
Murphysboro is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 13-15-1 record this season. As for Nashville, their win bumped their record up to 23-3.
Murphysboro beat Nashville 10-7 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Will Murphysboro repeat their success, or does Nashville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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