Baseball Recap: Massac County triumphant thanks to a strong effort from Zack Krueger

By Team Reports May 6, 2024, 9:39am

Baseball Recap: Massac County Patriots vs. Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes

Massac County waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They walked away with a 9-4 victory over the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes. That's more bragging rights for Massac County, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Zack Krueger was excellent, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Ryan Musselman, who went 2-for-2 with an RBI.

On Zeigler-Royalton's side, Briar Rowland was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.

Massac County is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 games, which provided a massive bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Zeigler-Royalton, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 23-5.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Massac County will take on Vienna at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Zeigler-Royalton, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Mt. Vernon at 4:30 p.m.

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