Baseball Preview: Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes vs. Chester Yellowjackets
The Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes will look to defend their home field on Friday against the Chester Yellowjackets at 4:30 p.m. Zeigler-Royalton is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 12 games.
On Thursday, it was close, but Zeigler-Royalton sidestepped Trico for a 9-8 win.
The team relied heavily on Briar Rowland, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. Another player making a difference was Chase Freeman, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI.
Meanwhile, Chester sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Sparta on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Chester.
Evan Dunning tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
At the plate, Kolton Jany was excellent, going 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI.
Zeigler-Royalton's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-1. As for Chester, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6-1.
Zeigler-Royalton came up short against Chester in their previous meeting back in May of 2019, falling 7-4. Can Zeigler-Royalton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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