Baseball Game Preview: Tolono Unity Rockets vs. Clinton Maroons

The Tolono Unity Rockets are taking a road trip to take on the Clinton Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Tolono Unity is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 14 runs on Monday, they were much more limited against Mahomet-Seymour on Tuesday. They lost 11-1 to the Bulldogs. The Rockets haven't had much luck with the Bulldogs recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.

Tolono Unity saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Coleton Langendorf, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.

Clinton kicked off their season on the road on Monday and hit a couple of potholes. They came up short against Delavan, falling 12-6.

Brock Wilson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored three runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. That's the most runs he has posted since back in April of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Manning, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and one double.

Everything went Tolono Unity's way against Clinton when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Tolono Unity made off with a 14-4 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tolono Unity since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.