The Tolono Unity Rockets will venture away from home to face off against the Mattoon Greenwave at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Tolono Unity has three straight victories, Mattoon has seven straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Monday, Tolono Unity got the win against Mahomet-Seymour by a conclusive 7-1. Considering the Rockets have won five contests by more than five runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, Mattoon lost 14-4 to Mahomet-Seymour on Wednesday.
Charles Beasley made the most of his time in the batter's box despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with one home run and two RBI. Rylan Farmer also deserves some recognition as he got his first hit of the season.
Mattoon's loss dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Tolono Unity, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
Tolono Unity couldn't quite finish off Mattoon in their previous meeting back in April of 2025 and fell 8-6. Can the Rockets avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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