The Herculaneum Black Cats will square off against the Perryville Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Herculaneum's victory against Crystal City wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Black Cats skirted past the Hornets 2-1. The game snapped a strange streak: the last four times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Perryville). They blew past Delta 11-1 on Tuesday. The Pirates not only won on Tuesday, but they posted their biggest win since May 3, 2024 (when they won 10-0).
Evan Hayden spent all six innings played on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on four hits.
On the hitting side, Perryville got a massive performance out of Bryce Weber, who got on base in all four of his plate appearances with six stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The dominant performance also gave Weber a new career-high in hits (two). Another player making a difference was Gideon Stueve, who went 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and three runs.
Perryville always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .611. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
The win made it two in a row for Perryville and bumps their season record up to 8-9. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Herculaneum, their win bumped their record up to 9-11.
Herculaneum suffered a grim 16-0 defeat to Perryville when the teams last played back in May of 2024. Will the Black Cats have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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