The Herrin Tigers will be playing at home against the Anna-Jonesboro Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Herrin will be strutting in after a win while Anna-Jonesboro will be coming in after a defeat.
Having struggled with four losses in a row, Herrin finally turned things around against Frankfort on Thursday. Everything went Herrin's way against Frankfort as Herrin made off with a 12-5 victory.
Jackson Faulkenberry was incredible, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3. AARON RAGSDALE was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Anna-Jonesboro's offense. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of Harrisburg on Monday. Anna-Jonesboro has struggled against Harrisburg recently, as their matchup on Monday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Herrin's win bumped their record up to 3-22-1. As for Anna-Jonesboro, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-15-1.
Herrin came up short against Anna-Jonesboro in their previous meeting back in March, falling 10-5. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Anna-Jonesboro's Drake Hartline, who tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off four 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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