The Hoopeston Cornjerkers will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hoopeston will head into Monday's matchup having proved themselves against Watseka: Hoopeston took a nine-point loss the last time they faced off against Watseka, but they managed to turn things around on Monday. Hoopeston came out on top in a nail-biter against Watseka and snuck past 7-5. Seven seems to be a good number for Hoopeston as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Ethan Steiner looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned run off one hit.
On the hitting side, Hoopeston let Ryker Small and Cole Miller loose on the outfield. Small scored a run while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Miller scored two runs while going 3-for-5. Wyatt Eisenmann was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour came tearing into Monday's match with six straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Pioneers by a score of 13-8. Mahomet-Seymour's win was all the more impressive since Normal University was averaging only 3.95 runs allowed on the season.
Matt Orr was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Ray Long, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Hoopeston has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Mahomet-Seymour, their victory bumped their record up to 15-5.
Hoopeston suffered a grim 16-1 defeat to Mahomet-Seymour in their previous meeting back in April of 2023. Can Hoopeston avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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