Normal West fell victim to Moline and their airtight pitching crew on Saturday. They lost 6-0 to the Moline Maroons. Normal West has not had much luck with Moline recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
For Moline's part, the result came thanks to Morgan Mulliken's shutout, as she gave up just one hit.
On the hitting side, Maya Willard was excellent, scoring a run while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Payton Lilliman, who went 3-for-3 with an RBI.
Normal West's defeat dropped their record down to 8-11. As for Moline, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season.
Normal West will be staying on the road on Monday to face off against Champaign Central at 4:30 p.m. Champaign Central is coming into the contest with six straight wins at home, so Normal West will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Moline will take on Normal Community at 3:30 p.m. on Monday. Moline's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Normal Community's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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