Coal City entered their tilt with Herscher with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past the Herscher Tigers 4-3. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Coal City also won the last time the pair played back in April of 2023.
Joe Watson looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Creide Skubic was incredible, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Cade Baldauf was another key contributor, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
On Herscher's side, Nash Brubaker was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Coal City's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Herscher, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-8.
Coal City will have a chance to go back-to-back against Herscher: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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