The Herscher Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Peotone Blue Devils at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Neither Herscher nor Peotone posted many runs in their last games, so it might be the pitching crews that decide this one.
On Saturday, Herscher didn't have quite enough to beat Rantoul and fell 2-1.
Herscher saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Payten Young, who went 2-for-3 with a stolen base. Young has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in six consecutive pitching appearances.
Meanwhile, Peotone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 10-1 to Kankakee.
Herscher's defeat dropped their record down to 18-11. As for Peotone, their loss dropped their record down to 4-16.
Everything went Herscher's way against Peotone in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 as Herscher made off with a 14-3 victory. Will Herscher repeat their success, or does Peotone have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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