McHenry had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it six on Monday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over the Hersey Huskies. For McHenry, this counts as revenge for the 5-3 defeat Hersey walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
For Hersey's part, they got a good showing from Bennett McNeill, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. McNeill has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk every time he's pitched this season.
At the plate, Drew Phillips was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
McHenry has been performing well recently as they've won 20 of their last 24 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 26-7 record this season. As for Hersey, they dropped their record down to 19-15 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
McHenry will play host again on Wednesday to welcome Round Lake, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. McHenry is facing Round Lake at the right time seeing as Round Lake is stuck on a 15-game losing streak. Hersey does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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