The Herscher Tigers will take on the Lincoln-Way West Warriors at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Herscher 3.6, Lincoln-Way West 2.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Wednesday just wasn't the day for Herscher's offense. They fell 4-0 to Milford on Wednesday. The Tigers' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Lincoln-Way West faced Lincoln-Way Central in a battle between two of the state's top teams on Friday. The Warriors sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 6-4 victory over the Knights. The Warriors haven't had any issues with the Knights recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
Ben Joynt looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit.
At the plate, Carson Paulas was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Conor Essenburg, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with three stolen bases and one run.
Lincoln-Way West's victory bumped their record up to 22-7. As for Herscher, their loss dropped their record down to 28-6.
Herscher skirted past Lincoln-Way West 7-6 in their previous meeting back in May of 2016. Do the Tigers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Warriors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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