Zeigler-Royalton won the last time they faced Chester, and things went their way on Friday too. The Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Chester Yellowjackets 7-5. The win made it back-to-back victories for Zeigler-Royalton.
Zeigler-Royalton let Shelby Grove and Reagan Gilbert loose on the outfield. Grove went 2-for-3 with a home run and three runs, while Gilbert went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caitlyn DeWeerdt, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
On Chester's side, Elaina Lutman was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4. Lutman has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Avery Hasemeyer, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Even though they lost, Chester didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with ten strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Zeigler-Royalton only tossed three.
Zeigler-Royalton pushed their record up to 11-16 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Chester, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 13-11.
Zeigler-Royalton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Chester, they will head out on the road to face off against Frankfort at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Chester is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season.
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