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| 05/20/25 - Away | 1-2 L |
| 05/14/24 - Home | 12-11 W |
| 04/22/17 - Home | 6-5 W |
| 04/22/17 - Home | 0-4 L |
| 04/23/16 - Away | 10-7 W |
| 04/23/16 - Away | 1-2 L |
Mattoon and Salem are an even 3-3 against one another since April of 2016, but likely not for long. The Greenwave will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Mattoon blew Rantoul out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Thursday Rantoul got their revenge. The Greenwave fell just short of the Eagles by a score of 5-3.
Max Wetzel was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs.
Meanwhile, Salem came into Friday's contest having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They never let Flora get on the board and left with a 16-0 victory on Friday. The high-scoring effort was just what the Wildcats needed considering they were shut out in their previous game.
Luke Boldt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Boldt was also big at the plate, going a perfect 3-for-3 with one run and one RBI. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.
In other batting news, Logan Butts was a standout: he fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 2-for-3. He also scored two runs, which is notable because Salem is 2-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 6-21 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Owen Tennyson, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with one home run and three RBI.
Salem kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 13 hits. That's the most hits they've managed all season.
Mattoon's loss dropped their record down to 5-21. As for Salem, their win bumped their record up to 8-22.
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