Baseball Preview: Mattoon Greenwave vs. Monticello Sages
The Mattoon Greenwave are on the road again on Tuesday to play the Monticello Sages at 4:30 p.m. Mattoon is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
Last Saturday, Mattoon suffered a tough 17-5 defeat at the hands of Clarksville.
Mattoon saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zander Piper, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Monticello put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They put the hurt on St. Thomas More with a sharp 10-0 win. Considering Monticello has won eight games by more than seven runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Mattoon's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Monticello, their victory was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0.
Mattoon couldn't quite finish off Monticello when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 2-0. Can Mattoon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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