The Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes are taking a road trip to square off against the Hardin County Cougars at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Zeigler-Royalton is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
Zeigler-Royalton fell victim to Mt. Vernon and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rams.
Zeigler-Royalton got a good showing from Eli Garver, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Garver a new career-low.
The home team had come away the winner the last four times Hardin County and Pope County had met, but sadly for the fans who attended this one that wasn't the case. The Cougars never let the Pirates get on the board and left with a 12-0 win on Wednesday. The Cougars haven't had any issues with the Pirates recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive victory against them.
Zeigler-Royalton's loss dropped their record down to 20-9. As for Hardin County, their win bumped their record up to 11-7-1.
Everything went Zeigler-Royalton's way against Hardin County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, as Zeigler-Royalton made off with a 10-2 victory. Will the Tornadoes repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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