Normal Community has gone a perfect 10-0 against Bloomington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Ironmen will head out to challenge the Purple Raiders at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Normal Community has 16 straight victories, Bloomington has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Bloomington's hitters are going to have their work cut out for them on Monday: Normal Community hadn't allowed a single run the last five times they've hit the field. The Ironmen never let East Peoria get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Saturday. Considering the Ironmen have won 22 contests by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Josh Jones
| 05/16/26 vs East Peoria | 8 |
| 05/09/26 vs East Moline United | 10 |
| 04/30/26 @ Normal West | 15 |
| 04/22/26 vs Centennial | 10 |
| 04/14/26 @ Morton | 5 |
| + 2 more games |
Normal Community got a great performance from Josh Jones as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Jones has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in seven consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Max Heineman, who went a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Hendren, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Meanwhile, Bloomington fell victim to Normal Community and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They came up short against the Ironmen, falling 11-0.
Normal Community's victory bumped their record up to 29-2. As for Bloomington, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-19.
Bloomington's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Normal Community hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .366. It's a different story for Bloomington, though, as they've only averaged .223. Will they be able to contain Normal Community's hitters?
Everything went Normal Community's way against Bloomington when the teams last played on Friday, as Normal Community made off with an 11-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Ironmen since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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