Baseball Game Preview: Mattoon Greenwave vs. Taylorville Tornadoes

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Previous Games

05/17/24 - Neutral	0-1 L
04/27/24 - Home	7-2 W
04/27/24 - Home	11-1 W
04/29/23 - Away	11-3 W
04/29/23 - Away	10-8 W
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Mattoon is 8-2 against Taylorville since May of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. The Greenwave are taking a road trip to face off against the Tornadoes at 10:00 a.m. Mattoon has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Taylorville will come in with three straight wins.

Mattoon is headed into the game having just suffered their closest defeat since May 16, 2024 on Friday. They fell just short of Mt. Vernon by a score of 6-4.

Meanwhile, Taylorville had just enough and edged out Mahomet-Seymour 8-6 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Tornadoes have posted against the Bulldogs since May 1, 2021.

Taylorville's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Mattoon, their loss dropped their record down to 11-11.