Baseball Game Preview: Herscher Tigers vs. Peotone Blue Devils

Tigers

Runs

05/12/25 @ Peotone	14
05/09/25 @ Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley	11
05/08/25 @ Dwight	4
05/06/25 vs Manteno	7
05/05/25 vs Manteno	11
+ 27 more games

For the second straight game, Herscher will face off against Peotone. The Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Herscher is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.1 runs per game this season.

Peotone will be up against a hot Herscher team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. The Tigers blew past the Blue Devils 14-2 on Monday. Surprisingly, this marked the Tigers' fourth straight game in which the away team has come away the victor.

The team relied heavily on Gaige Brown, who went 3-for-4 with three RBI and two runs. That's the most RBI he has posted over his last 14 games. Another player making a difference was Cam Baker, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with two runs and one RBI.

They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Herscher kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peotone only managed four hits.

Herscher pushed their record up to 27-5 with the victory, which was their sixth 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 Peotone, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 9-16 record this season.

Peotone's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Herscher hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .339. It's a different story for Peotone, though, as they've only averaged .239. Will they be able to contain Herscher's hitters? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.