The Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots will be playing at home against the Mattoon Greenwave at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Terre Haute North Vigo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Terre Haute North Vigo will head into Monday's contest on the come-up: they were handed a seven-run defeat in their previous outing, but they didn't let that bad energy affect their game against Greencastle on Monday. Terre Haute North Vigo had just enough and edged Greencastle out 4-2.
Kearstin Monday spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and one unearned) run on seven hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Terre Haute North Vigo's win was truly a team effort as six different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Kara Salmon, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mattoon unfortunately witnessed the end of their seven-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Monticello by a score of 1-0.
Hanna Griffin was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Terre Haute North Vigo has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Mattoon, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-13.
Mattoon's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Terre Haute North Vigo has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 11.4 hits per game. It's a different story for Mattoon, though, as they've been averaging 9.2. Given Terre Haute North Vigo's sizable advantage in that area, Mattoon will need to find a way to close that gap.
Terre Haute North Vigo took their victory against Mattoon when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3. Does Terre Haute North Vigo have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mattoon turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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