Festus waltzed into their matchup on Thursday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Perryville Pirates get on the board and left with a 5-0 win. That's the second time they've managed to beat them this season, as they also won 12-6 last Wednesday.
Festus' victory was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brady Nolen, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. Brayden Good was another, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
Festus hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. The team has now struck out at least three batters in three consecutive contests.
Tigers
| 04/10/25 vs Perryville | 5-0 |
| 04/08/25 vs Jefferson | 7-5 |
| 03/31/25 vs Park Hill | 11-2 |
| 03/22/25 vs Jackson | 3-1 |
| 03/21/25 vs Fox | 5-1 |
| + 2 more games |
Festus' win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3-1. The home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.1 runs on average over those games. As for Perryville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Looking ahead, Festus will head out to face off against Windsor at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Perryville, they will welcome Delta at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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