Normal Community and Moline are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Ironmen will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Maroons at 10:00 a.m. Normal Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.7 runs per game this season.
Normal Community took a loss when they played away from home on Wednesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They blew past Urbana 14-4. The Ironmen haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive win against them.
Hayley Michels
| 04/24/25 vs Urbana | 3 |
| 04/17/25 @ Centennial | 2 |
| 03/22/25 @ Rochester | 2 |
| 05/11/24 vs Streator | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Richwoods | 1 |
The team relied heavily on Hayley Michels, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases, three runs, and one RBI. Those three stolen bases gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tatum Yokley, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Normal Community was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .500. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Moline's offense. They fell 4-0 to Rock Island on Thursday. The Maroons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Normal Community's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-9. The home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 9.0 runs over those games. As for Moline, their loss dropped their record down to 6-12.
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