The Sherrard Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the East Moline United Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Sherrard comes in on three and East Moline United on six.
Sherrard is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Monday, just like they did against Riverdale (and have done all season long). Sherrard put the hurt on Riverdale with a sharp 15-4 victory on Thursday. That's two games straight that Sherrard has won by exactly 11 runs.
Sherrard let Kyler Schmidt and Sam Crownover loose on the outfield. Schmidt scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Crownover scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Holland Anderson, who went 2-for-5 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Saturday East Moline United sidestepped Geneseo for a 5-4 win.
The team relied heavily on Payton Welge, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Dominic Stottler was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Sherrard's victory bumped their record up to 17-2. As for East Moline United, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Sherrard suffered a grim 11-3 defeat to East Moline United in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Sherrard avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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