Herrin is 1-9 against Harrisburg since April of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Herrin Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Harrisburg Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m.
Herrin is is headed into Monday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 14th straight game on Tuesday. They took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Massac County. That's two games in a row now that Herrin has lost by exactly five runs.
NICK HUBBARD was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Faulkenberry, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Harrisburg came tearing into Saturday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Vandals and snuck past 10-8.
Braden Burtis was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Ethan Golish was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Herrin's loss dropped their record down to 1-16-1. As for Harrisburg, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-5.
Herrin suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Harrisburg in their previous meeting two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Burtis, who pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Now that Herrin knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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