The matchup between Crete-Monee and Herscher on Saturday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Crete-Monee Warriors came out on top in a nail-biter against the Herscher Tigers and snuck past 13-12. Both teams can probably skip cardio this week after making that many trips around the bases.
Bren Milburn was a standout: he scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-5. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kyle Richardson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 3-for-6.
On Herscher's side, Payten Young put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk). Young was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Herscher got a massive performance out of Tanner Jones, who went 4-for-5 with four RBI, a stolen base, and a run. Jarrett Wakey was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his six plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Herscher was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with three doubles. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Crete-Monee only hit no.
The win got Crete-Monee back to even at 2-2. As for Herscher, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-2.
Crete-Monee will head out on the road to face off against Stagg at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Herscher, they will challenge Grant Park at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The last three games Herscher has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
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