It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Zeigler-Royalton can now relate to. They lost 6-0 to the DuQuoin Indians on Saturday. The matchup marked the first time this year in which Zeigler-Royalton was not able to get on the board.
For DuQuoin's part, not much got past Eli Maynor, who gave up just three hits and racked up six Ks to keep Zeigler-Royalton off the board. Maynor has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Tilden Henderson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and an RBI. PJ Winters was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with three stolen bases.
Zeigler-Royalton's loss dropped their record down to 26-7. As for DuQuoin, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 32-3.
Zeigler-Royalton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for DuQuoin, they will be staying on the road on Wednesday to face off against Mt. Carmel at 6:30 p.m. DuQuoin's pitching crew has only allowed three runs per game this season, so Mt. Carmel's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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