Baseball Recap: Taylorville Extends Home Winning Streak to Five

There's no place like home for Taylorville, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They came out on top against the Pawnee Indians by a score of 7-2 on Tuesday. The Tornadoes haven't had any issues with the Indians recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.

The team relied heavily on Kason Pembroke, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with four RBI, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Maxx Grieme, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.

Tornadoes

Previous 5 Games (Home)

04/22/25 vs Pawnee	7-2
03/27/25 vs Hillsboro	13-1
03/25/25 vs Litchfield	10-0
03/18/25 vs Lincolnwood	10-0
05/18/24 vs Kankakee	9-2

Taylorville pushed their record up to 8-4 with the win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.8 runs over those games. As for Pawnee, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 12-8.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Taylorville will face off against Unity Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Pawnee, they will square off against Lutheran at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.