Pleasant Plains hasn't had much luck against Normal University recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Cardinals are taking a road trip to challenge the Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. Pleasant Plains will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.
The scorekeeper got an easy start on Friday as neither Pleasant Plains nor Routt Catholic made it on the board until the fifth inning. The Cardinals walked away with a 4-0 win over the Rockets.
Not much got past Cooper Schallenberg, who gave up just five hits to keep Routt Catholic off the board.
At the plate, Pleasant Plains saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sean Lowder, who went 1-for-2 with two runs. That's the most runs Lowder has posted since back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Normal University was a bit more limited in their matchup on Saturday. They fell 7-2 to East Peoria.
Pleasant Plains' victory bumped their record up to 24-5. As for Normal University, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 20-6.
Pleasant Plains suffered a grim 11-1 defeat to Normal University in their previous matchup back in May of 2024. Can the Cardinals avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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