Hoopeston is 8-2 against Armstrong since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Hoopeston Cornjerkers will be playing at home against the Armstrong Trojans at 4:30 p.m. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Hoopeston will head into Saturday's matchup out to bounce back: they came back down to earth on Saturday after soaring to a 15-run game in their last game. They fell just short of Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin by a score of 5-3. Hoopeston has struggled against Bismarck-Henning/Rossville-Alvin recently, as their match on Saturday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Hoopeston saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryker Small, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Armstrong's offense. They fell just short of Milford by a score of 1-0 on Friday. That's two games in a row now that Armstrong has lost by just one run.
Hoopeston's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for Armstrong, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-5.
Hoopeston was able to grind out a solid victory over Armstrong in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 3-0. Will Hoopeston repeat their success, or does Armstrong have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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