After two games on the road, Zeigler-Royalton is heading back home. They will take on the Herrin Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Zeigler-Royalton is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 10.3 runs per game this season.
Zeigler-Royalton can now show off four landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Marion as Zeigler-Royalton made off with an 11-3 victory. Zeigler-Royalton's win was all the more impressive since Marion was averaging only 3.25 runs allowed on the season.
Scout Hudgens was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 5.2 innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off six hits. Hudgens was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, Chase Freeman and Briar Rowland did most of the damage at the plate: Freeman scored a run while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances, while Rowland scored a run while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Peyton Foster, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Herrin was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a tough 12-3 walloping at the hands of Jacobs.
Herrin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was NICK HUBBARD, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Zeigler-Royalton pushed their record up to 6-1 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.3 runs per game. As for Herrin, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9-1.
Herrin's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Zeigler-Royalton hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .351. It's a different story for Herrin, though, as they've only averaged .233. Will they be able to contain Zeigler-Royalton's hitters?
Zeigler-Royalton was able to grind out a solid win over Herrin in their previous matchup back in March of 2023, winning 4-1. Will Zeigler-Royalton repeat their success, or does Herrin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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