The Twin Rivers Royals will venture away from home to square off against the Caruthersville Tigers at 12:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Twin Rivers 2.6, Caruthersville 3.5) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Twin Rivers' pitching crew heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Advance as they made off with an 11-0 win. Considering the Royals have won 12 games by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Luke Hester
| 05/13/25 @ Advance | 11 |
| 03/25/25 @ Greenville | 7 |
| 04/21/25 @ East Carter | 6 |
| 04/15/25 vs Portageville | 5 |
| 04/29/25 @ Dexter | 3 |
Luke Hester made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only two hits while striking out 11 over 5.2 innings pitched. Those 11 strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one double.
In other batting news, Twin Rivers got a big performance out of Bo Lilly, who went 1-for-4 with one home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Drew Solomon, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.
Twin Rivers hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Advance struck out 12 times.
Meanwhile, Caruthersville entered their tilt with Bernie on Wednesday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Mules by a score of 5-1.
Caruthersville pushed their record up to 18-10 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Twin Rivers, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 15-7.
Twin Rivers couldn't quite finish off Caruthersville in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 and fell 3-1. Can the Royals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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