Baseball Preview: Hersey Huskies vs. Willowbrook Warriors
Hersey is on a four-game streak of home wins, while Willowbrook is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Hersey Huskies will take on the Willowbrook Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hersey will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
On Monday, everything went Hersey's way against Prospect as Hersey made off with a 10-4 victory. With that win, Hersey brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Jeremy Allen tossed a big game, striking out six batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brandon Pflomm, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Will Hickey, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, while Willowbrook put up some runs on Friday, the same can't be said for Berwyn/Cicero Morton. Willowbrook narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Berwyn/Cicero Morton 2-0.
The result came thanks to Jory Crocker's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Willowbrook's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jake Bonino, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and an RBI.
Hersey is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 19-8 record this season. As for Willowbrook, their victory bumped their record up to 16-8-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Tuesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Hersey has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.1 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Willowbrook struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.1. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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