The Herscher Tigers will head out on the road to square off against the Paxton-Buckley-Loda Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Herscher is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Herscher fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against Peotone on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Blue Devils by a score of 7-5. Herscher has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Alec Nicholos was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out seven over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Logan Egerton was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Paxton-Buckley-Loda made easy work of Watseka on Tuesday and carried off a 13-5 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for Paxton-Buckley-Loda.
Herscher's loss dropped their record down to 18-12. As for Paxton-Buckley-Loda, they pushed their record up to 15-10 with that win, which was their third straight at home.
Herscher suffered a grim 11-5 defeat to Paxton-Buckley-Loda in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Herscher avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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