Normal Community is on a 16-game streak of home wins, while Mahomet-Seymour is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Ironmen will host the Bulldogs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Normal Community proved they can win big on Wednesday (they won by ten) and on Saturday they proved they can win the close ones too. Their pitchers stepped up to hand East Peoria a 1-0 shutout. The victory continues a trend for the Ironmen in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now won five in a row.
Luke Klunke
| 05/17/25 vs East Peoria | 6 |
| 04/23/25 @ Normal West | 1 |
| 04/14/25 vs Centennial | 9 |
Normal Community got a great performance from Luke Klunke as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over 6.2 innings pitched. That's the most strikeouts Klunke has posted since back in April.
On the hitting side, Normal Community's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Michaels, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases. That's the most stolen bases Michaels has posted since back in April.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour had just enough and edged out Mt. Zion 8-7 on Saturday.
Mahomet-Seymour has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 14 matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.6 runs on average over those games. As for Normal Community, their win bumped their record up to 29-4.
Normal Community took their victory against Mahomet-Seymour when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 9-3 score. Will the Ironmen repeat their success, or do the Bulldogs have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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