The Rochester Rockets will be playing at home against the Mattoon Greenwave at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Mattoon is hoping to do on Thursday what Mt. Zion couldn't on Wednesday: put an end to Rochester's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Rochester came out on top in a nail-biter against Mt. Zion and snuck past 6-4.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Mattoon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They had just enough and edged Salem out 12-11.
Slater Trier was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. Parker Newlin was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Rochester's victory bumped their record up to 17-12. As for Mattoon, they now have a winning record of 16-15.
Everything went Rochester's way against Mattoon when the teams last played back in May of 2018 as Rochester made off with a 10-2 win. Will Rochester repeat their success, or does Mattoon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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