Baseball Recap: Hoopeston Cornjerkers vs. Watseka Warriors
Hoopeston won against Milford last Friday with seven runs and they decided to stick to that run total again on Monday. The Hoopeston Cornjerkers sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-5 win over the Watseka Warriors. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hoopeston.
Ethan Steiner looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
At the plate, Ryker Small and Cole Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Small scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Miller scored two runs while going 3-for-5. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Eisenmann, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
On Watseka's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Quinn Starkey, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Hoopeston is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Watseka, their loss was their fourth straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-11.
Hoopeston will head out on the road to challenge Mahomet-Seymour at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Mahomet-Seymour's favor is that they have posted big run totals in their last four contests. Watseka will take on South Newton at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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