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| 05/06/24 - Away | 11-1 W |
| 05/08/23 - Home | 10-9 W |
| 05/21/21 - Away | 12-2 W |
| 04/22/17 - Away | 5-4 W |
Normal University has gone a perfect 4-0 against Pleasant Plains recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Pioneers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Cardinals at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Normal University 4, Pleasant Plains 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Normal University is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to ten runs on Friday, they were much more limited against East Peoria on Saturday. They took a 7-2 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Raiders.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Plains had already won four in a row and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Rockets a 4-0 shutout.
The result came thanks to Cooper Schallenberg's shutout, as he gave up just five hits.
On the hitting side, Pleasant Plains' victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Sean Lowder, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. That's the most runs Lowder has posted since back in April of 2024.
Normal University's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-6. As for Pleasant Plains, their win bumped their record up to 24-5.
Normal University took their victory against Pleasant Plains in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 11-1 score. Do the Pioneers have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Cardinals turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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