After soaring to 15 runs the game before, Herrin was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They fell just short of the Hamilton County Foxes by a score of 3-2. Herrin has not had much luck with Hamilton County recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Sophie Schramm spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned (and one unearned) runs on seven hits and racked up six Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in nine consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Herrin saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jersey Summers, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Herrin's loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-12. As for Hamilton County, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Herrin will play host again on Monday to welcome Mt. Vernon, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:30 p.m. Mt. Vernon will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last. As for Hamilton County, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Zeigler-Royalton at 4:30 p.m. Zeigler-Royalton is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.6 runs per game this season.
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