Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Zeigler-Royalton). Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Agape Christian Knights a 12-0 shutout on Friday. Considering the Tornadoes have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaiden Niblett was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Connor DeWeerdt was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Tornadoes
| 03/28/25 @ Agape Christian | 52.8% |
| 03/22/25 @ Benton | 39.4% |
| 03/19/25 @ Sparta | 41% |
| 03/17/25 vs Galatia/Thompsonville | 45.5% |
| 05/18/24 vs DuQuoin | 16% |
| + 5 more games |
Zeigler-Royalton always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .528. The last time their OBP was this high was back in May of 2024.
The victory made it two in a row for Zeigler-Royalton and bumps their season record up to 7-1. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.0 runs over those games. As for Agape Christian, they now have a losing record of 1-2.
Zeigler-Royalton has already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory against Waltonville on the 29th. As for Agape Christian, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Elverado at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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