The Centralia Orphans will challenge the Mattoon Greenwave at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The last three games Centralia has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Centralia took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They had just enough and edged out Marion 3-2.
Meanwhile, Mattoon lost 9-2 to Salem on Wednesday. The Greenwave have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Mattoon saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Isabel Phillips, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
Centralia's win was their 11th straight at home, which pushed their record up to 20-3. Those home victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.1 runs on average over those games. As for Mattoon, their loss dropped their record down to 12-16.
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