The Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton Bearcats will look to take advantage of their home field for the first time this season as they take on the Crab Orchard Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton is coming home looking for redemption after taking a loss in their road opener. They lost 14-4 to Sparta last Wednesday.
Meanwhile, Crab Orchard put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Norris City-Omaha-Enfield a 10-0 shutout. Considering the Trojans have won five matchups by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Jada Burnett-Hatton made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 15 over six innings pitched. She has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in five consecutive appearances. She was also solid in the batter's box, going a perfect 3-for-3 with four RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Aubrey Holmes, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one double. That's the most hits she has posted since back in April of 2024. Adri Ortega was another key player, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
Crab Orchard hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most two strikeouts in three consecutive games.
Everything went Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton's way against Crab Orchard in their previous meeting back in March of 2018, as Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton made off with a 15-8 victory. Will Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton repeat their success, or does Crab Orchard has a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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