The Normal Community Ironmen will take on the Bartlett Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Normal Community will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last.
Normal Community took a loss when they played away from home last Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Monday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Peoria Notre Dame a 12-0 shutout. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Ironmen as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Landyn Corbin
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Normal Community got a great performance from Landyn Corbin as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Corbin has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Heineman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Kyle Beaty, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Normal Community was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.
Meanwhile, Bartlett didn't have quite enough to beat Pekin on Tuesday and fell 7-5. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Josh Colaizzi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. That triple was his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Emro, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Bartlett's defeat dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Normal Community, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
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