The Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes are on the road again on Monday to play the Farina South Central Cougars at 4:30 p.m. Zeigler-Royalton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.4 runs per game this season.
Zeigler-Royalton can't be too worried about heading out to take on Farina South Central: they just beat Carterville at home, who had been dominant on their own field up to that point. Zeigler-Royalton's pitcher stepped up to hand Carterville a 1-0 shutout on Friday.
The result came thanks to Scout Hudgens's shutout, as he gave up just six hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Zeigler-Royalton saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Landen Butler, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, Farina South Central can finally bid farewell to their five-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They were the clear victor by an 8-1 margin over Neoga. The result was nothing new for Farina South Central, who have now won nine games by seven runs or more so far this season.
Zeigler-Royalton is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matches, which somehow isn't as good as their 25-5 record this season. As for Farina South Central, they now have a winning record of 14-13-1.
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