Mattoon and Mahomet-Seymour are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Mattoon Greenwave will take on the Mahomet-Seymour Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Mattoon sitting on four straight wins and Mahomet-Seymour on nine.
Mattoon's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 5-0 victory over Rantoul. That's two games straight that Mattoon has won by exactly five runs.
The result came thanks to Jarret Muchow's shutout, as he gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Madden Johnson, who scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Slater Trier was another key contributor, going 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Mahomet-Seymour stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Thursday. They put the hurt on Heyworth with a sharp 13-1 win.
Mattoon is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-12 record this season. As for Mahomet-Seymour, they pushed their record up to 17-5 with that victory, which was their eighth straight at home.
Mattoon might still be hurting after the 9-1 loss they got from Mahomet-Seymour in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Will Mattoon have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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