Princeton is 1-7 against Sherrard since April of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Princeton Tigers will head out on the road to challenge the Sherrard Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, Princeton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 win over Rock Falls.
Jordan Reinhardt made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Reinhardt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Tyler Forristall looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Reinhardt wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ace Christiansen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Sherrard came tearing into Thursday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 runs) and they left with even more momentum. Everything went their way against the Mustangs as they made off with a 10-0 victory. The result was nothing new for Sherrard, who have now won four matches by eight runs or more so far this season.
Like Princeton, Sherrard also got a great game from a two-way player: Aidan Terronez. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Terronez has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Terronez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Maddux Harksen was excellent, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jacob Fratzke, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
The win got Princeton back to even at 1-1. As for Sherrard, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
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