Baseball Recap: Murphysboro Red Devils vs. Pinckneyville Panthers
Murphysboro won the last time they faced Pinckneyville, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Murphysboro Red Devils put the hurt on the Pinckneyville Panthers with a sharp 13-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Murphysboro.
Murphysboro got a great performance from Nathan Evans as he tossed 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Sam Herring was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Corbin Compardo was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 2-for-3.
On Pinckneyville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jacksen Weatherford, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Murphysboro's victory bumped their record up to 12-14-1. As for Pinckneyville, they dropped their record down to 7-20 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Murphysboro will square off against Mt. Vernon at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The last three games Mt. Vernon has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Pinckneyville, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Harrisburg at 4:30 p.m. Harrisburg will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Pinckneyville surely won't give up without a fight.
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