Baseball Game Preview: Charleston Trojans vs. Taylorville Tornadoes

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05/11/24 - Home	17-8 W
05/11/24 - Home	9-0 W
05/13/23 - Away	1-2 L
05/13/23 - Away	12-2 W
05/14/22 - Home	15-4 W
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Charleston is 8-2 against Taylorville since April of 2018 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Trojans will head out to challenge the Tornadoes at 10:00 a.m. Charleston is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.

Charleston fought the good fight in their extra-innings match against Tolono Unity on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 4-1 to the Rockets.

Quinn Taylor was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out six batters over eight innings while giving up just one earned run off seven hits. What's more, he gave up only two walks, the fewest he's had since back in April.

On the hitting side, Charleston saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Alex Matheny, who went 2-for-3 with one run.

Lincolnwood typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Taylorville proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Lancers by a score of 6-1. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tornadoes.

Taylorville's win bumped their record up to 15-7. As for Charleston, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-16.

Everything went Charleston's way against Taylorville in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Charleston made off with a 17-8 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Trojans since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.