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| 04/24/25 - Home | 14-4 W |
| 04/11/24 - Away | 16-1 W |
| 04/13/23 - Home | 10-0 W |
| 04/28/22 - Away | 5-4 W |
| 04/29/21 - Home | 10-3 W |
| + 3 more games |
Normal Community is a perfect 8-0 against Urbana since April of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Ironmen will face off against the Tigers at 4:30 p.m. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Normal Community is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Metamora just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Wednesday. They came up short against the Redbirds, falling 8-1. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Ironmen have suffered since May 19, 2025.
Meanwhile, Urbana lost 12-1 to Mahomet-Seymour on Wednesday.
Urbana saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Molly Dougan, who went 2-for-3 with one RBI.
Normal Community's loss dropped their record down to 9-9. As for Urbana, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.
Urbana'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 .335. It's a different story for Urbana, though, as they've only averaged .199. Will they be able to contain Normal Community's hitters?
Normal Community got the 'W' in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 against Urbana by a conclusive 14-4 score. 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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