Baseball Recap: Mattoon Turns Things Around After Road Loss

Greenwave

Previous 5 Games

03/28/25 vs Springfield Southeast	11-1
03/26/25 @ Marshall	1-2
03/22/25 vs Christ Our Rock Lutheran	2-1
03/21/25 vs Geneseo	3-2
03/21/25 vs Althoff Catholic	10-1

There's no place like home for Mattoon, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Wednesday. They blew past the Springfield Southeast Spartans 11-1 on Friday. With that win, the Greenwave brought their scoring average up to 6.3 runs per game.

Joseph Stewart made a splash no matter where he played. He didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out nine over five innings pitched. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI.

In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Dallas Morton, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-3. Those two hits gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Kamden Tinsman, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.

Mattoon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That's the best batting average they've posted all season.

Mattoon is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.4 runs on average over those games. Springfield Southeast is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mattoon will head out to take on Richland County at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Springfield Southeast, they will venture away from home to challenge Lincoln at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.