The Festus Tigers are taking a road trip to square off against the Hillsboro Hawks at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Festus' pitching crew has only allowed 3.5 runs per game this season, so Hillsboro's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Festus made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Seckman, but they still couldn't quite topple them. The Tigers fell just short of the Jaguars by a score of 9-7 on Wednesday. It was the first time this season that the Tigers let down their fans at home.
Brady Nolen made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-4 with one triple, two RBI, and one run.
Meanwhile, Hillsboro was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 6-5 to Fredericktown, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
This is the second loss in a row for Festus and nudges their season record down to 12-5-1. As for Hillsboro, they now have a losing record of 8-9.
Festus was able to grind out a solid victory over Hillsboro when the teams last played back in May of 2024, winning 3-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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