Herscher is on a three-game streak of home wins, while St. Joseph-Ogden is on a ten-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Herscher Tigers will take on the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Herscher will bounce into Wednesday's contest after beating Manteno, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. Herscher came out on top against Manteno by a score of 6-3 on Tuesday.
Alec Nicholos tossed a big game, tossing six innings while giving up three earned runs off nine hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jarrett Wakey, who went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Nash Brubaker was another key contributor, going 1-for-2 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden stacked a 14th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand Charleston a 23-0 shutout. St. Joseph-Ogden's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Herscher has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-9 record this season. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, their win bumped their record up to 23-2.
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