Crystal City is on an eight-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Herculaneum a five-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Thursday. The Crystal City Hornets will be playing at home against the Herculaneum Black Cats at 4:30 p.m. Crystal City has given up an average of 11.5 runs per game this season, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Crystal City fell victim to West County and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. They lost 14-0 to the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Herculaneum). They put the hurt on Kingston with a sharp 9-2 win on Wednesday. The Black Cats not only won on Wednesday, but they posted their biggest win since April 20, 2024.
Herculaneum's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Crystal City, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
Crystal City couldn't quite finish off Herculaneum when the teams last played back in May of 2024 and fell 7-5. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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