
Tigers
05/16/25 vs St. Anne | 16 |
04/10/25 vs Iroquois West | 15 |
03/28/25 @ Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley | 13 |
04/01/25 @ Streator | 10 |
03/21/25 @ Kankakee | 10 |
It was a proper cat-fight when Herscher challenged St. Anne on Friday. The Tigers were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over the Cardinals. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine matchups by six runs or more this season.
Lilly Tucek made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run over four innings pitched. Tucek was also big at the plate, going a perfect 1-for-1 with three RBI. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, RyLyn Adams and Chloe Kinkade did most of the damage at the plate: Adams went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and two RBI, while Kinkade went 1-for-2 with one home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Addy Whitaker, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
Herscher kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as St. Anne only managed five hits.
The win (which was Herscher's fifth in a row) raised their record to 19-11. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for St. Anne, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-18 record this season.
Herscher does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for St. Anne, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 10-0 loss against Donovan on the 19th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps