Paris lost against Hoopeston back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Paris Tigers suffered a rough 12-1 defeat at the hands of the Hoopeston Cornjerkers.
For Hoopeston's part, they got a great performance from Ethan Steiner as he struck out 12 batters over 4.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk).
At the plate, Ryker Small and Cole Miller did most of the damage at the plate: Small went 2-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs, while Miller went 2-for-2 with a home run, two RBI, and a double. Small is on a roll when it comes to home runs, as he's now launched at least one in the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Eisenmann, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Paris dropped their record down to 0-2 with that loss, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Hoopeston, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Paris will look to defend their home field on Friday against Cumberland at 4:30 p.m. As for Hoopeston, they will head out on the road to face off against Rantoul at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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