The Hersey Huskies will head out on the road to take on the Jacobs Golden Eagles at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Jacobs took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Hersey, who comes in off a win.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Hersey sidestepped Cary-Grove for a 3-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Hersey.
Matt Lemke tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits over 4.1 innings pitched. Lincoln Causero relieved him and did a solid job, striking out seven batters over 2.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Hersey's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Chuck Meister, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a double and an RBI.
After soaring to a ten-point win in their last game, Jacobs came back down to earth on Tuesday. They fell just short of Prospect by a score of 6-4.
Hersey's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.9 runs per game. As for Jacobs, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Hersey couldn't quite finish off Jacobs in their previous meeting back in March of 2023 and fell 9-7. Can Hersey avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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