The Wayne City Indians will venture away from home to face off against the Zeigler-Royalton Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Wayne City has given up an average of 10.4 runs per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Wayne City came up short against Odin/Patoka/Sandoval on Tuesday, falling 11-1. The Indians haven't had much luck with the Eagles recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Zeigler-Royalton not only won on Thursday, but they posted their biggest win since April 9th (when they won 15-1). Everything went their way against Goreville as they made off with a 12-3 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Tornadoes considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Addison Furlow spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on six hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 16 consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Emma Capogreco was a standout: she got on base in all four of her plate appearances with one home run, two runs, and one stolen base. That's the most runs she has posted since back in March. Adrianna Furlow-Hampton was another key player, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two doubles, and one run.
Zeigler-Royalton was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .379. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Goreville only posted a batting average of .241.
Zeigler-Royalton's record now sits at 8-13. As for Wayne City, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Wayne City suffered a grim 15-0 defeat to Zeigler-Royalton in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Indians avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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