The Bloomington Purple Raiders will face off against the Mt. Zion Braves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Bloomington 1.2, Mt. Zion 4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Mt. Zion will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Bloomington extended their winning streak to four on Friday. The Purple Raiders' pitcher stepped up to hand Centennial a 12-0 shutout. The Purple Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five matches by six runs or more this season.
Reilly Vetter
| 05/09/25 @ Centennial | 13 |
| 05/06/25 vs Danville | 14 |
| 05/02/25 @ Peoria Notre Dame | 10 |
| 04/29/25 vs Lincoln | 15 |
| 04/26/25 vs Champaign Central | 23 |
| + 11 more games |
Reilly Vetter made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and allowing only one hit while striking out 13 over five innings pitched. She has been consistent for a while: she hasn't tossed less than nine strikeouts any time she's pitched this season. She was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Alicia Swank, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two RBI. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high. Abi Witt was another key player, going 2-for-4 with two runs, one double, and one RBI.
Mt. Zion couldn't beat Charleston on Saturday even though they stacked four runs on them in the fifth inning. The Braves fell just short of the Trojans by a score of 7-6. Braves fans who chose to attend the game sure picked the wrong one: it was the first time the team's lost against the Trojans since on Saturday.
Addy Rotz made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run, five RBI, and two runs.
Bloomington pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. They've had to fight for that success though, as they only beat their opponents by an average of 3.4 runs across that stretch. As for Mt. Zion, their loss ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-8.
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