Baseball Recap: Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes vs. Vienna Eagles
Zeigler-Royalton can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent contest on Thursday. They blew past the Vienna Eagles 17-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Zeigler-Royalton also won the last time the pair played on Thursday.
Chase Cole was a major factor no matter where he played. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Cole has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances. Cole was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Zeigler-Royalton got a massive performance out of Peyton Foster, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with four RBI, two runs, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Chase Freeman, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with a home run and four RBI.
On Vienna's side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Trace Moore, who went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI.
The victory made it two in a row for Zeigler-Royalton and bumps their season record up to 22-4. As for Vienna, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-14 record this season.
Zeigler-Royalton will challenge Pope County at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Zeigler-Royalton's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Pope County's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Vienna, they will head out on the road to take on Johnston City at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Johnston City is coming into the game with four straight losses at home, meaning Vienna will have to defend against a team hungry for a win.
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