The Bartlett Hawks will head out to take on the Normal Community Ironmen at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Bartlett came into this matchup off a tough ten-run defeat on Tuesday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Pekin by a score of 7-5 on Tuesday. The Hawks have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Josh Colaizzi made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-4 with one triple, one run, and one double. That triple was his first of the season. Another player making a difference was Ben Emro, who went 3-for-4 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Normal Community). They were the clear victors by a 12-0 margin over Peoria Notre Dame on Monday. The Ironmen not only won on Monday, but they posted their biggest win since April 29, 2024.
Landyn Corbin tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only two hits while striking out seven over five innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Max Heineman, who scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Beaty, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Normal Community was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Peoria Notre Dame only posted a batting average of .125.
Bartlett's loss dropped their record down to 2-5-1. As for Normal Community, they moved to 2-3 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
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