Palatine entered their tilt with Hersey with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They won by a run and slipped past the Hersey Huskies 8-7. For Palatine, this counts as revenge for the 5-4 defeat Hersey walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
For Hersey's part, Drew Phillips and Diego Garcia stepped up to the plate in a big way. Phillips scored three runs and stole three bases while going 2-for-4, while Garcia scored two runs while going 3-for-4. Phillips has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brandon Pflomm, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Palatine has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 12-13 record this season. As for Hersey, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-8.
Palatine will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Stevenson at 10:00 a.m. Palatine is on a three-game streak of home wins, Stevenson a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field. Hersey will take on Amundsen at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Amundsen will roll in looking for their sixth straight victory, something Hersey surely won't give up without a fight.
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