Goreville has won six straight games at home, while Zeigler-Royalton has won six straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. The Blackcats will welcome the Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Goreville 3.9, Zeigler-Royalton 2.7) so any runs scored will be well earned.
If Goreville beats Zeigler-Royalton with 11 runs on Tuesday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. The Blackcats blew past Benton 11-2 on Friday. The Blackcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by seven runs or more this season.
Meanwhile, Zeigler-Royalton had just enough and edged out Hamilton County 8-7 on Friday.
Chase Cole was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed one inning while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two hits in seven consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, earning two RBI and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March.
In other batting news, Zeigler-Royalton let Connor DeWeerdt and Kylar Reese-Phillips run wild. DeWeerdt went 2-for-4 with one stolen base and two RBI, while Reese-Phillips went 3-for-4 with one double and one RBI. That's the most RBI DeWeerdt has posted over his last 11 contests. The team also got some help courtesy of Bradden Mays, who went 1-for-4 with two runs and one double.
Zeigler-Royalton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-2 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.2 runs over those games. As for Goreville, their victory bumped their record up to 11-6.
Everything went Goreville's way against Zeigler-Royalton in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Goreville made off with a 9-1 win. Will the Blackcats repeat their success, or do the Tornadoes have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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