Baseball Recap: Normal West Has No Trouble Against Peoria Notre Dame

Wildcats

Margin (Wins)

04/28/25 vs Peoria	19
04/07/25 @ Urbana	18
04/07/25 @ Urbana	18
04/28/25 vs Peoria	15
05/02/25 vs Danville	11

Normal West barely beat Peoria Notre Dame the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Wildcats put the hurt on the Irish with a sharp 13-5 victory on Wednesday. The Wildcats might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won nine contests by six runs or more this season.

Ryder Coone made a splash while hitting and pitching. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases, two RBI, and one run.

In other batting news, Cooper Temples was incredible, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. Another player making a difference was Drew Hart, who went 1-for-4 with three RBI, one run, and one double.

Normal West has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.6 runs over those games. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 11-13.

Looking ahead, Normal West will take on Danville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Peoria Notre Dame, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Lincoln at 4:30 p.m.