Monticello waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They never let the Mattoon Greenwave onto the board and left with a 1-0 victory. This was payback for Monticello, who suffered a 6-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Not much got past Cassidee Stoffel, who gave up just four hits to keep Mattoon off the board. Stoffel has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in 18 consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Thea Key was incredible, going 2-for-2 with a home run and a double.
On Mattoon's side, Hanna Griffin was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she pitched six innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits.
Monticello pushed their record up to 18-12 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Mattoon, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-13.
Monticello does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mattoon, they will head out on the road to take on Terre Haute North Vigo at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Terre Haute North Vigo is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
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