The matchup between Herscher and Crete-Monee on Saturday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Herscher Tigers fell just short of the Crete-Monee Warriors by a score of 13-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Payten Young put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Young was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Herscher got a massive performance out of Tanner Jones, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Jarrett Wakey was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Herscher was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crete-Monee only hit no.
On Crete-Monee's side, they got a massive performance out of Bren Milburn, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. Milburn has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kyle Richardson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
Herscher now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Crete-Monee, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Herscher will head out on the road to square off against Grant Park at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Herscher has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Crete-Monee, they are on the road again on Wednesday to play Stagg at 4:30 p.m.
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