Softball Preview: Normal Community Ironmen vs. Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs
The Normal Community Ironmen will head out on the road to square off against the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Normal Community will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each game than the last.
Last Thursday, Normal Community earned a 5-1 win over Bloomington.
Tessa Bittner spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned run on six hits and racked up seven Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Madison Ummel, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Carson Damery, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour suffered a tough 8-1 loss at the hands of Charleston on Thursday. Mahomet-Seymour has struggled against Charleston recently, as their match on Thursday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Normal Community's victory bumped their record up to 6-12. As for Mahomet-Seymour, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
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