The Hersey Huskies will head out on the road to square off against the Prospect Knights at 4:45 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hersey took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They blew past Amundsen 8-2.
Hersey got a great performance from Brad Lemke as he tossed 6.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits.
At the plate, Hersey let Will Hickey and Diego Garcia loose on the outfield. Hickey scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Garcia scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Brandon Pflomm, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Friday Prospect sidestepped Schaumburg for a 4-3 win.
Hersey is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-8 record this season. As for Prospect, they pushed their record up to 16-8 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
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