The Herrin Tigers will head out on the road to take on the Murphysboro Red Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
It was a proper cat-fight when Herrin faced off against Carterville last Tuesday. The Tigers fell 5-2 to the Lions. The Tigers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Herrin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carter McCree, who went 1-for-3 with one run. Kyrese Lukens also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Meanwhile, Murphysboro didn't have quite enough to beat Pinckneyville on Wednesday and fell 7-6.
Gage Taylor made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and got on base in all four of his plate appearances with two runs. He is becoming a predictor of Murphysboro's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 5-2 (and 5-11 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Mason Bastien, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases and one RBI.
Murphysboro has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. As for Herrin, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Herrin has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Murphysboro struggles in that department as they've been averaging an even more impressive 6.7 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Herrin couldn't quite finish off Murphysboro in their previous meeting back in April and fell 6-4. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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