The Herrin Tigers will venture away from home to challenge the Crab Orchard Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Herrin is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season.
Herrin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Wednesday, they were much more limited against Anna-Jonesboro on Thursday. They lost 10-0 to the Wildcats. The Tigers have struggled against the Wildcats recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meeting.
Herrin saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Reese Elliott, who got on base in all three of her plate appearances with one double.
Meanwhile, Crab Orchard waltzed into their game on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-1 victory over the Wildcats.
Crab Orchard pushed their record up to 22-2 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Herrin, their loss dropped their record down to 10-12.
Everything went Herrin's way against Crab Orchard in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, as Herrin made off with an 8-1 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Tigers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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