Terre Haute North Vigo won the last time they faced Mattoon, and things went their way on Thursday too. The Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots won by a run and slipped past the Mattoon Greenwave 9-8. The win made it back-to-back victories for Terre Haute North Vigo.
The team relied heavily on Kara Salmon, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Madi Strange was another key contributor, going 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
On Mattoon's side, Alexia Murdock made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Isabel Phillips, who went 2-for-4 with two RBI.
Terre Haute North Vigo has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. As for Mattoon, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-14.
Terre Haute North Vigo will be playing at home against Carmel at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Carmel has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. As for Mattoon, they will head out on the road to challenge Casey-Westfield at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Casey-Westfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.8 runs per game this season.
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