Mattoon lost against Terre Haute North Vigo back in May of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Mattoon Greenwave fell just short of the Terre Haute North Vigo Patriots by a score of 9-8. That's two games in a row now that Mattoon has lost by just one run.
Alexia Murdock was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring 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.
On Terre Haute North Vigo's side, the team relied heavily on Kara Salmon, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Madi Strange, who went 1-for-4 with a triple, two RBI, and a run.
This is the second loss in a row for Mattoon and nudges their season record down to 9-14. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-9 record this season.
Mattoon is on the road again on Saturday to play Casey-Westfield at 10:00 a.m. Casey-Westfield's pitching crew has only allowed 2.3 runs per game this season, so Mattoon's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Terre Haute North Vigo, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Carmel at 6:00 p.m. Carmel has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 6.43 runs per game on average), something Terre Haute North Vigo will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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