Sherrard is 7-1 against Princeton since April of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Sherrard Tigers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Princeton Tigers at 11:00 a.m. Sherrard will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.
Sherrard stacked a fourth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They never let Morrison onto the board and left with a 10-0 win.
Aidan Terronez was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 12 over five innings pitched. Terronez has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Terronez was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Maddux Harksen, who scored two runs while going 1-for-2. Another player making a difference was Jacob Fratzke, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Meanwhile, Princeton sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 5-4 victory over Rock Falls last Thursday.
Like Sherrard, Princeton also got a great game from a two-way player: Jordan Reinhardt. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Reinhardt was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 1-for-2.
In other pitching news, Tyler Forristall looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits (he also only allowed one walk).
Reinhardt wasn't the only one making solid contact as two players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Ace Christiansen, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Sherrard's win bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Princeton, the victory got them back to even at 1-1.
Sherrard skirted past Princeton 3-2 when the teams last played back in May of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Princeton's Danny Cihocki, who struck out 11 batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off three hits. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be that much easier for Sherrard to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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