The Hersey Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Webb City Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hersey's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Webb City's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Hersey fell victim to Joplin and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 1-0.
Hersey got a good showing from Lincoln Causero, who struck out eight batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Matt Lemke relieved him and did a solid job, pitching two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit (he also didn't allow any walks).
Meanwhile, Webb City had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 5.5 runs), and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Bruins with a sharp 13-3 victory. Webb City's win was all the more impressive since Rock Bridge was averaging only four runs allowed on the season.
Hersey's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Webb City, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Hersey might still be hurting after the 6-0 loss they got from Webb City when the teams last played back in March of 2023. Can Hersey avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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