Mattoon entered their tilt with Richland County with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Richland County Tigers 8-2. For Mattoon, this counts as revenge for the 12-2 loss Richland County walked away with the last time they faced one another back in May of 2023.
Hanna Griffin spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just two earned runs on five hits. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Kamryn Conlin and Hallee Perry did most of the damage at the plate: Conlin scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4, while Perry scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
On Richland County's side, Taylor Bloomer was huge no matter where she played even without the win. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off three hits. Bloomer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Bloomer wasn't the only one making solid contact as three players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kaiya Seessengood, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Mattoon's win ended a seven-game drought at home and bumped them up to 6-12. As for Richland County, their defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mattoon will challenge Mahomet-Seymour at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Richland County, they will head out on the road to square off against Marshall at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Richland County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.4 runs per game this season.
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