Baseball Recap: Chester Beats Zeigler-Royalton for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Yellowjackets

Previous 4 Games

05/09/25 @ Zeigler-Royalton	7-2
05/08/25 vs Perryville	7-6
05/05/25 vs Okawville	3-0
05/01/25 @ Carlyle	3-1

Chester entered their tilt with Zeigler-Royalton on Friday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 7-2 victory over the Tornadoes. Seven seems to be a good number for the Yellowjackets as the squad scooped up a win with the same number of runs in their previous game.

The team relied heavily on Kolton Jany, who went 3-for-4 with two runs. He has become a key player for Chester: the team is 5-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 4-9 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Brenden Malley, who went 2-for-3 with one run and one RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Chester kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.

Chester's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-10. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.8 runs on average over those games. As for Zeigler-Royalton, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 20-6.

Coming up, Chester will take on Perryville at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday. As for Zeigler-Royalton, they will face off against Massac County at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.