Baseball Recap: Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes vs. Pope County Pirates
Zeigler-Royalton got themselves on the board against Pope County on Friday, but Pope County never followed suit. They walked away with a 4-0 win over the Pope County Pirates. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Zeigler-Royalton.
Not much got past Connor McCoy, who gave up just four hits and racked up six Ks to keep Pope County off the board. McCoy has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Chase Freeman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Cole, who got four hits from his four at bats.
Zeigler-Royalton's victory bumped their record up to 22-4. As for Pope County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-8-1.
Zeigler-Royalton didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 14-3 win vs. Chester on the 4th. As for Pope County, they have the luxury of staying home for another game and will welcome Crittenden County at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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