The Watseka Warriors will take on the LeRoy Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Watseka will be strutting in after a win while LeRoy will be coming in after a defeat.
While Watseka's victory against Georgetown-Ridge Farm/Chrisman wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Warriors sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Buffaloes on Friday.
Eureka hit LeRoy with a seven-run second inning on Friday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Panthers took a 9-5 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Hornets. The loss continues a trend for the Panthers in their meetings with the Hornets: they've now lost eight in a row.
Tate Harden was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he didn't allow a single earned run over 4.1 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Bo Zeleznik made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 3-for-3 with two runs.
Watseka pushed their record up to 5-10 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for LeRoy, their defeat dropped their record down to 13-6.
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