It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Rantoul can now relate to. They lost 10-0 to the Charleston Trojans on Tuesday. The defeat continues a trend for Rantoul in their matchups with Charleston: they've now lost three in a row.
For Charleston's part, Addison Shrader made a splash no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. Shrader was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, a stolen base, and a run.
In other batting news, Charleston got a massive performance out of Brie Tomlinson, who went 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, a triple, and two RBI. Avery Beals was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing two bases while going 4-for-4.
Rantoul's loss dropped their record down to 9-21. As for Charleston, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 20-8 record this season.
Rantoul does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Charleston, they will take on Champaign Central at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams will come into the match having just posted big wins, so someone is set to suffer a big change in fortunes.
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