The Mattoon Greenwave will head out on the road to face off against the Rochester Rockets at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mattoon took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Salem and snuck past 12-11.
The team relied heavily on Slater Trier, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in five of his six plate appearances. The team also got some help courtesy of Madden Johnson, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Rochester waltzed into their game on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They had just enough and edged the Braves out 6-4.
Mattoon now has a winning record of 16-15. As for Rochester, their win bumped their record up to 17-12.
Mattoon suffered a grim 10-2 defeat to Rochester in their previous matchup back in May of 2018. Can Mattoon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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