Coal City is 10-0 against Herscher since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Coal City Coalers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Herscher Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Coal City's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They put the hurt on Tolono Unity with a sharp 13-0 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Coal City.
AJ Wills tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 5.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Coal City's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Austin Davy, who scored two runs while going 4-for-5. Lucas Nolan was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Herscher waltzed into their game on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over the Panthers. With that win, Herscher brought their scoring average up to 6.2 runs per game.
Logan Egerton was incredible, going 3-for-5 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. He is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Tanner Jones, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Coal City's victory bumped their record up to 11-5. As for Herscher, they pushed their record up to 12-7 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Coal City has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.6 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Herscher struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Coal City came out on top in a nail-biter against Herscher in their previous meeting back in April of 2023, sneaking past 3-1. Will Coal City repeat their success, or does Herscher have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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