Baseball Recap: Thursday's Win Is Sherrard's Fifth in Last Six Outings

Tigers

Margin (Wins)

03/29/25 vs Biggsville West Central	15
03/18/25 @ Fulton	13
04/14/25 vs Riverdale	11
04/24/25 @ Mercer County	8
03/31/25 @ Bushnell-Prairie City	8

Sherrard's game on Tuesday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Thursday. They never let the Mercer County Golden Eagles get on the board and left with an 8-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Tigers, who have now won seven matchups by six runs or more so far this season.

Not much got past Brady Peterson, who gave up just two hits and racked up eight Ks to keep Mercer County off the board. Peterson has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in nine consecutive appearances.

At the plate, Eli Matson was incredible, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with four stolen bases and two runs. Those four stolen bases gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Brown, who went 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI.

Sherrard has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Mercer County, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 8-10.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Sherrard will square off against Hall at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Mercer County, they will take on Newman Central Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The Comets' pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so the Golden Eagles' hitters will have their work cut out for them.