Baseball Recap: Dwight Takes a Loss

The scorekeeper got an easy start on Thursday as neither Dwight nor Herscher made it on the board until the sixth inning. The Trojans fell just short of the Tigers by a score of 4-3. The Trojans haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last six times they've met.

Dwight's defeat dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Herscher, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.

Dwight and Herscher should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Trojans will take on Hinckley-Big Rock at 4:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (183 vs. 471). Meanwhile, Herscher (ranked 96th) will meet Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley (ranked 212th) at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Tigers 3.6, the Falcons 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.