Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Normal Community walked away with it. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over the O'Fallon Panthers on Saturday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Ironmen considering their two-run performance the match before.
Landyn Corbin looked comfortable as he pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Max Heineman was incredible, going 3-for-4 with one home run and five RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Beaty, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Normal Community hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as O'Fallon struck out nine times.
Ironmen
| 06/07/25 vs O'Fallon | 10-8 |
| 06/05/25 vs Bradley-Bourbonnais | 2-0 |
| 05/31/25 vs Plainfield Central | 13-3 |
| 05/28/25 vs Rock Island | 2-1 |
| 05/23/25 vs Plainfield North | 2-0 |
| + 16 more games |
The victory was the 21st in a row for Normal Community, bringing their record up to 35-4. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. As for O'Fallon, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 24-11 record.
As of now, neither Normal Community nor the Panthers have any future games scheduled.
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