Baseball Game Preview: Hoopeston Cornjerkers vs. Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman Buffaloes

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Previous Games

04/05/24 - Away	12-1 W
04/07/23 - Home	3-5 L
04/08/22 - Away	10-5 W
06/01/21 - Away	1-6 L
05/03/19 - Home	10-5 W
+ 5 more games

Hoopeston and Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Cornjerkers will host the Buffaloes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Hoopeston and six for Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman.

Hoopeston came up short against Paxton-Buckley-Loda on Thursday, falling 15-8.

Zach Huchel was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring three runs while going 2-for-4. Fletcher Swartz also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen base of the season.

Meanwhile, Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman lost 17-1 to Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] on Wednesday.

Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman's loss dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Hoopeston, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-10.

Everything went Hoopeston's way against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Hoopeston made off with a 12-1 win. Will the Cornjerkers repeat their success, or do the Buffaloes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.