The Normal Community Ironmen will face off against the Moline Maroons at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Moline will challenge a team with plenty of momentum: Normal Community extended their winning streak to five on Friday. Everything went the Ironmen's way against Urbana as they made off with an 11-1 victory. The result was nothing new for the Ironmen, who have now won nine contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Normal Community got a great performance from Tyler Swanson as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Swanson has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Andrew Naour, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in April. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Michaels, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one RBI.
Normal Community always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .559. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Urbana only posted an OBP of .316.
Meanwhile, Moline unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of Rock Island by a score of 11-10.
Moline's loss dropped their record down to 15-9. As for Normal Community, their win bumped their record up to 19-4.
Normal Community skirted past Moline 4-2 in their previous meeting back in May of 2024. Do the Ironmen have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Maroons turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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