Redbirds
| 03/19/25 vs DePaul College Prep | 16 |
| 04/10/25 vs Morton | 15 |
| 03/21/25 @ Streator | 15 |
| 04/19/25 @ Rock Island | 14 |
| 04/07/25 @ Lincoln | 13 |
Metamora came tearing into Thursday's match with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.1 runs), and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the East Peoria Raiders 8-2. Considering the Redbirds have won 11 games by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Metamora pushed their record up to 17-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.0 run on average over those games. As for East Peoria, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-9.
Metamora and East Peoria should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Illinois Rankings. The Redbirds (ranked 17th) will meet Limestone (ranked 181st) at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Metamora 1.7, the Rockets 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, East Peoria will challenge Normal University at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday with a big rank advantage (52 vs. 208).
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