The Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the Frankfort Redbirds at 4:30 p.m. Zeigler-Royalton is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last 15 games.
Zeigler-Royalton can now show off eight landslide victories after their most recent contest on Tuesday. They beat Meridian by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 12-2.
The team relied heavily on Peyton Foster, who went 2-for-2 with a home run, three runs, and four RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Briar Rowland was another key contributor, going 2-for-2 with three runs and a triple.
Meanwhile, Frankfort fell victim to DuQuoin and their airtight pitching crew on Tuesday. Their rough 10-0 defeat to the Indians might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Frankfort in their matchups with DuQuoin: they've now lost six in a row.
Zeigler-Royalton pushed their record up to 16-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Frankfort, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-10.
Zeigler-Royalton took their victory against Frankfort when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 7-0. Will Zeigler-Royalton repeat their success, or does Frankfort have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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