Herrin is 1-9 against Marion since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Tigers will face off against the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m.
Herrin is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 11 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Freeburg on Tuesday. They fell just short of the Midgets by a score of 2-1.
Herrin saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryleigh Coffey, who went 1-for-3 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Marion, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against Belleville West on Friday by a score of 3-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game).
Marion has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games. That's provided a nice bump to their 23-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.2 runs on average over those games. As for Herrin, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-17.
Herrin might still be hurting after the 12-2 loss they got from Marion in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Tigers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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