The Mattoon Greenwave will be playing at home against the Mt. Vernon Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Mattoon is out to stop a four-game streak of losses at home.
Mattoon will head into Thursday's matchup eager for some revenge after what happened against Teutopolis: Mattoon managed to slip by Teutopolis the last time these teams faced off, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Mattoon fell victim to a tough 13-5 defeat at the hands of Teutopolis on Thursday.
Slater Trier made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Mt. Vernon entered their tilt with Cahokia with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They blew past the Comanches 14-2.
Mt. Vernon got a massive performance out of Drew Wheeler, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Pierce, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Mattoon's loss dropped their record down to 10-12. As for Mt. Vernon, their win bumped their record up to 9-13.
Mattoon might still be hurting after the 10-0 defeat they got from Mt. Vernon when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Thankfully for Mattoon, Ethan Wielt (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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