The Normal Community Ironmen are taking a road trip to take on the LeRoy Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Normal Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
LeRoy will face off against a team with plenty of momentum: Normal Community extended their winning streak to three on Saturday. The Ironmen had just enough and edged out Moline 8-6.
Avery Anderson spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered four earned (and two unearned) runs on ten hits.
Tatum Yokley
| 04/26/25 vs Moline | 5 |
| 04/03/25 vs Tolono Unity | 2 |
| 05/11/24 vs Streator | 2 |
| 04/24/25 vs Urbana | 1 |
| 04/22/25 vs Peoria Notre Dame | 1 |
On the hitting side, Tatum Yokley was incredible, going 3-for-4 with five RBI, one triple, and one stolen base. Those five RBI gave her a new career-high. Anna Grotbo also deserves some recognition as she snagged her first stolen base of the season.
They weren't the only ones making solid contact: Normal Community kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 11 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 11 hits in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, LeRoy made easy work of El Paso-Gridley on Friday and carried off a 19-2 win. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 15 matches by seven runs or more this season.
Normal Community's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for LeRoy, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 21-2.
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