The Galatia/Thompsonville Bearcats will head out on the road to face off against the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Galatia/Thompsonville will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
Galatia/Thompsonville only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the eight-point they dealt Norris City-Omaha-Enfield on Thursday. Everything went Galatia/Thompsonville's way against Norris City-Omaha-Enfield as Galatia/Thompsonville made off with a 10-2 victory. Galatia/Thompsonville might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won four matchups by eight runs or more this season.
AJ Downing spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up 12 Ks.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Eli Hankins, who went 3-for-3 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Jenkins, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Zeigler-Royalton came tearing into Thursday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.8 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 5-1 win over the Tigers.
Zeigler-Royalton also got a great performance from Connor DeWeerdt as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Bradden Mays, who scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Briar Rowland, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Galatia/Thompsonville's victory bumped their record up to 6-4. As for Zeigler-Royalton, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Galatia/Thompsonville might still be hurting after the 21-4 loss they got from Zeigler-Royalton in their previous matchup on March 11th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Zeigler-Royalton's Scout Hudgens, who struck out ten batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit (and only one walk). Now that Galatia/Thompsonville knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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