Baseball Preview: Herscher Tigers vs. Coal City Coalers
Herscher has been on the road for four straight, but on Tuesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Coal City Coalers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Herscher will face Coal City after dropping another heartbreaker against Coal City on Monday, which marked the second time in a row the team's come within 2.1 2.1 runs of beating them. Herscher fell just short of Coal City by a score of 4-3.
For Coal City's part, Joe Watson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
At the plate, Creide Skubic was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Cade Baldauf, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
Herscher's loss ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8. As for Coal City, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 12-5.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Herscher has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Coal City struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other baseball content.
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