Rolling Meadows is 1-9 against Hersey since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Mustangs will welcome the Huskies at 4:45 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Rolling Meadows 3.5, Hersey 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Palatine hit Rolling Meadows with a five-run second inning on Saturday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Mustangs took an 8-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pirates.
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Luke Schneider made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one RBI. 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 Ryan Schneider, who went 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Hersey ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past Mundelein 6-5.
Hersey also got a great performance from Jack Goergen as he struck out seven batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. That's the most strikeouts Goergen has posted since back in March.
On the hitting side, Chuck Meister was incredible, getting on base in all five of his plate appearances with three runs, one triple, and one stolen base. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in hits (three). Drew Thomas was another key player, going 2-for-3 with one stolen base and two RBI.
Hersey has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-3-1 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.3 runs over those games. As for Rolling Meadows, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-5.
Rolling Meadows couldn't quite get it done against Hersey in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 7-2. Can the Mustangs avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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