Normal Community is 6-0 against Urbana since April of 2017, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Normal Community Ironmen are on the road again to play the Urbana Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, Normal Community fell victim to a tough 10-4 defeat at the hands of Mt. Zion.
McKenna Baughman made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a home run. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Ummel, who went 2-for-4 with a home run.
Meanwhile, Monday just wasn't the day for Urbana's offense. Their rough 11-0 loss to Charleston last Monday might stick with them for a while. Urbana has struggled against Charleston recently, as their game last Monday was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.
Normal Community's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Urbana, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Urbana's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Normal Community has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9 hits per game. It's a different story for Urbana, though, as they've been averaging 12.8. Given Normal Community's sizable advantage in that area, Urbana will need to find a way to close that gap.
Normal Community took their victory against Urbana in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 10-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Normal Community since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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