Redbirds
| 04/23/25 vs Normal Community | 2-1 |
| 04/19/25 @ Rock Island | 15-1 |
| 04/19/25 @ Rock Island | 3-0 |
| 04/18/25 @ Illinois Valley Central | 13-3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Pekin | 4-3 |
| + 2 more games |
Metamora extended their winning streak to seven on Wednesday, bumping their season record up to 16-4 in the process. They came within a single run of losing the streak, but they secured a 2-1 W against the Normal Community Ironmen. The Redbirds have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Ironmen, too.
As for Normal Community, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-9. The matchup marked their lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
For Normal Community's part, Avery Anderson spent all 7.1 innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on nine hits. Anderson has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Normal Community saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was McKenna Baughman, who went 1-for-3 with one run.
Metamora and Normal Community should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Redbirds will take on East Peoria at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday with a big rank advantage (18 vs. 68). The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Metamora 1.6, the Raiders 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Normal Community (ranked 225th) will meet Urbana (ranked 476th) at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
