
Ironmen
05/23/25 @ Bloomington | 2-0 |
05/17/25 @ Streator | 8-7 |
05/17/25 @ Streator | 5-1 |
05/14/25 @ Olympia | 5-1 |
05/13/25 @ Peoria | 19-1 |
05/09/25 @ Normal University | 6-2 |
Normal Community had won six straight on the road, but on Friday they bumped their record up to 19-11 to make it seven. They never let the Bloomington Purple Raiders get on the board and left with a 2-0 victory. The Ironmen haven't had any issues with the Purple Raiders recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Not much got past Ava Prevo, who gave up just two hits and racked up 12 Ks to keep Bloomington off the board. Prevo has been consistent for a while: she hasn't given up more than two walks in 17 consecutive appearances.
As for Bloomington, they moved to 15-4 with that loss, which also ended their six-game winning streak. Having soared to a lofty 21 runs in the game before, their shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
On Bloomington's side, Reilly Vetter spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered two runs (both of which were unearned) on zero hits and racked up 13 Ks.
On the hitting side, Bloomington saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lauren Nichols, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base.
As of now, neither Normal Community nor the Purple Raiders have any future games scheduled.
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