The Sherrard Tigers will square off against the Hall Red Devils at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sherrard is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.9 runs per game this season.
Sherrard barely beat Mercer County the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Tigers never let the Golden Eagles get on the board and left with an 8-0 win on Thursday. The home team had taken home the W every time these teams have met since April 18, 2023, but that streak is no more.
Not much got past Brady Peterson, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Mercer County off the board. Peterson also tossed no earned runs, which is notable because Sherrard is 8-1 when he allows at most two earned runs, but 2-3 otherwise.
Eli Matson
| 04/24/25 @ Mercer County | 4 |
| 03/29/25 vs Biggsville West Central | 2 |
| 03/26/25 @ Rock Island | 2 |
| 04/19/25 @ Erie-Prophetstown | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Riverdale | 1 |
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Matson, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Carter Brown was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Newman Central Catholic hit Hall with a five-run sixth inning on Thursday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Red Devils fell 6-1 to the Comets. The loss continues a trend for the Red Devils in their meetings with the Comets: they've now lost three in a row.
Hall's defeat dropped their record down to 10-8. As for Sherrard, their victory bumped their record up to 10-4.
Everything went Sherrard's way against Hall when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Sherrard made off with an 18-8 win. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Red Devils turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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