If Herculaneum was riding high fresh off their 11-1 takedown of Bayless on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Black Cats came up short against the Valley Park Hawks on Monday, falling 9-3. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Black Cats of the 5-0 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2025.
Herculaneum's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-9. As for Valley Park, they pushed their record up to 14-8 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home.
Looking ahead, Valley Park will challenge Lutheran at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Herculaneum will be paying especially close attention to the Hawks' game: after the Hawks face off against Bishop DuBourg, they'll take on Herculaneum again at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.
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