The Tolono Unity Rockets will head out on the road to challenge the Champaign Central Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Tolono Unity is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Carterville just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell just short of the Lions by a score of 1-0. The game marked the first time this year in which the Rockets were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, Champaign Central waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Lions a 17-0 shutout. The Maroons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by six runs or more this season.
Molly Kloeppel was excellent, going a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one run, and one RBI. That triple marked the first that she has hit this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tiffani Baumann, who earned two runs and two stolen bases.
Champaign Central always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .857. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2025.
Champaign Central's victory bumped their record up to 11-3-1. As for Tolono Unity, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
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