Softball Recap: Herscher's Win on Thursday Extends Winning Streak to Four

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

04/10/25 vs Iroquois West	15
03/28/25 @ Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley	13
04/01/25 @ Streator	10
03/21/25 @ Kankakee	10
04/08/25 vs Lisle	7

Herscher waltzed into their contest on Thursday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They never let the Iroquois West Raiders get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won six matches by six runs or more so far this season.

Anistin Hackley made a splash no matter where she played. She tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Hackley was also big at the plate, getting on base in all four of her plate appearances with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. That stolen base marked the first that she snagged this season.

In other batting news, RyLyn Adams was a standout: she scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Addy Whitaker, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.

Herscher was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .529. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .320 or higher in four consecutive games.

Herscher's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Iroquois West, their defeat was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-5.

Looking ahead, Herscher will welcome Wilmington at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Iroquois West, they will square off against Oakwood at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. This will be the Raiders' first chance to prove their worth in the conference.