The Herrin Tigers will face off against the Johnston City Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Herrin: they have been struggling with five straight losses at home, while Johnston City has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.
Herrin came up short against Benton on Thursday, falling 13-3.
Haylee Smith was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two doubles, one run, and one RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Monchino, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Johnston City's hitters rose to the challenge against a Trojans pitching crew that boasted an average of only 2.84 runs allowed on Saturday. The Indians walked away with a 16-12 win over Crab Orchard. The Indians haven't had any issues with the Trojans recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Johnston City let Zoee Cullum and Lilli Armes run wild. Cullum got on base in all five of her plate appearances with one home run, five runs, and one stolen base, while Armes fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-4. Those five runs gave Cullum a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Peyton Smith, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
Johnston City was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .459. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crab Orchard only posted a batting average of .333.
Johnston City's win bumped their record up to 16-9. As for Herrin, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-16.
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