The matchup between Mattoon and Marshall on Wednesday hardly resembled the 1-0 effort from their previous meeting. Everything went the Mattoon Greenwave's way against the Marshall Lions as the Mattoon Greenwave made off with a 17-6 win. The victory was just business as usual For Mattoon, who after three games remain undefeated this season.
Mattoon got a massive performance out of Slater Trier, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Madden Johnson was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-2.
On Marshall's side, Kade Patton made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole two bases while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Marshall was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .391. That's the best batting average they've managed all season.
Mattoon's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Marshall, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-2.
Mattoon will head out on the road to square off against Springfield Southeast at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Springfield Southeast hasn't scored more than two runs for three games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse. As for Marshall, they will be playing at home against Oak Forest at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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