It may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Herscher ultimately got the result they hoped for on Monday. They walked away with an 11-6 victory over the Manteno Panthers. The Tigers haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Payten Young
| 05/05/25 vs Manteno | 5 |
| 04/21/25 @ Reed-Custer | 4 |
| 03/21/25 @ Kankakee | 4 |
| 05/22/24 @ Chicago University | 4 |
| 05/03/24 vs Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 4 |
Payten Young was incredible, going 3-for-5 with one home run, five RBI, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Nash Brubaker, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Herscher kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Manteno only managed eight hits.
Herscher's victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 24-4. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 11.1 runs over those games. As for Manteno, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.
Herscher will have a chance to go back-to-back against the Panthers: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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