The Grandview Eagles will venture away from home to take on the Herculaneum Black Cats at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grandview's hitters haven't had much luck over their past four contests, but Thursday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Grandview challenged Jefferson last Tuesday. The Eagles might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 10-0 to the Blue Jays, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Grandview saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mac Meiger, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base. That stolen base marked the first that Meiger has snagged this season.
Meanwhile, Herculaneum hadn't done well against Jefferson recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Black Cats never let the Blue Jays get on the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The Black Cats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matchups by six runs or more this season.
Herculaneum pushed their record up to 10-6 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.7 runs over those games. As for Grandview, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Grandview might still be hurting after the 15-0 defeat they got from Herculaneum when the teams last played back in April of 2025. Can the Eagles avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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