Baseball Recap: Hersey turns things around after tough road loss

By Team Reports Apr 15, 2024, 5:49pm

Baseball Recap: Hersey Huskies vs. Rolling Meadows Mustangs

There's no place like home for Hersey, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Rolling Meadows Mustangs on Monday and snuck past 6-4. That's more bragging rights for Hersey, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Matt Lemke looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also only allowed one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits every time he's pitched this season.

On the hitting side, Drew Phillips was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.

On Rolling Meadows' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Charlie Hoeper, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Rappa, who went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.

Hersey pushed their record up to 8-6 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs per game. As for Rolling Meadows, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-5 record this season.

Hersey will have a chance to go back-to-back against Rolling Meadows: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday.

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