Reed-Custer had lost four straight at home, but on Monday they dropped their record down to 6-8 to make it five. They came up short against the Herscher Tigers, falling 11-1. The Comets were not able to make up for their defeat to the Tigers from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Herscher, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 15-3. They might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten contests by seven runs or more this season.
For Herscher's part, Alec Nicholos spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on three hits.
On the hitting side, Payten Young was incredible, going 2-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. That's the most runs he has posted over his last 12 matches. The team also got some help courtesy of Gaige Brown, who went 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI.
While Reed-Custer had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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