Sherrard is a perfect 5-0 against Kewanee since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Friday. The Tigers will host the Boilermakers at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sherrard has three straight wins, Kewanee has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sherrard is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They put the hurt on Monmouth-Roseville with a sharp 18-8 victory on Thursday. Considering the Tigers have won ten contests by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Brady Peterson made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing six innings while giving up just one earned (and seven unearned) runs off three hits. Peterson was also big at the plate, going 4-for-5 with two runs, two doubles, and two RBI. Those two doubles gave him a new career-high.
Harrison Curry
| 05/08/25 vs Monmouth-Roseville | 4 |
| 03/29/25 vs Biggsville West Central | 3 |
| 03/18/25 @ Fulton | 3 |
| 04/24/25 @ Mercer County | 2 |
| 03/31/25 @ Bushnell-Prairie City | 2 |
In other batting news, Sherrard let Harrison Curry and Eli Matson run wild. Curry fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-2, while Matson went 2-for-5 with one home run, three runs, and three RBI. Those four RBI gave Curry a new career-high. Garrett Woodward was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base.
Sherrard was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .378. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Monmouth-Roseville only posted a batting average of .130.
Meanwhile, Kewanee lost 21-3 to Newman Central Catholic on Thursday.
Kewanee saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brady Schiltz, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. Another was Colson Welgat, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Sherrard's win bumped their record up to 14-6. As for Kewanee, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-15.
Sherrard came out on top in a nail-biter against Kewanee when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 8-7. Will the Tigers repeat their success, or do the Boilermakers have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
