The Herculaneum Black Cats will take on the Crystal City Hornets at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
On Tuesday, Herculaneum came up short against St. Clair and fell 5-2. The defeat continues a trend for the Black Cats in their meetings with the Bulldogs: they've now lost three in a row.
Veritas Christian Academy hit Crystal City with a four-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Hornets came up short against the Eagles, falling 12-2. The Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Crystal City saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Nolan Eisenbeis, who went 1-for-2 with one triple and one run. That triple was Eisenbeis' first of the season. Ricardo Pastrana was another, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double.
Herculaneum's loss dropped their record down to 7-11. As for Crystal City, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Herculaneum came out on top in a nail-biter against Crystal City in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 7-5. Will the Black Cats repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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