After two games on the road, Mattoon is heading back home. They will take on the Cumberland Pirates at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Saturday, Mattoon beat Mahomet-Seymour 9-4. That's two games straight that Mattoon has won by exactly five runs.
Kamryn Conlin was incredible, firing off two home runs, three runs, and three RBI while going 3-for-4. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times she's played. Alyssa Whitley was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Cumberland can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent match on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 12-1 margin over Cerro Gordo/Bement. The win made it back-to-back victories for Cumberland.
Cumberland got a massive performance out of Katie Kingery, who scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all three of her plate appearances. Another player making a difference was McKenzie Claybaugh, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Mattoon pushed their record up to 8-12 with that victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. As for Cumberland, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 9-13.
Mattoon skirted past Cumberland 7-5 when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Does Mattoon have another victory up their sleeve, or will Cumberland turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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