The Normal Community Ironmen will face off against the Champaign Central Maroons at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Normal Community is coming into the game hot, having won their last five games.
While Normal Community's victory against Peoria Notre Dame wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Ironmen skirted past the Irish 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Ironmen have posted since May 22, 2024.
Landyn Corbin looked comfortable as he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Normal Community's victory was truly a team effort as eight different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Swartz, who scored a run while going 1-for-2. Another was Beckett Weber, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple and one run.
Meanwhile, Champaign Central got themselves on the board against Richwoods on Monday, but Richwoods never followed suit. They blew past the Knights 14-0. The Maroons might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight contests by six runs or more this season.
The win made it two in a row for Champaign Central and bumps their season record up to 8-4-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for Normal Community, their win bumped their record up to 6-3.
Everything went Normal Community's way against Champaign Central in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Normal Community made off with a 9-1 victory. Will the Ironmen repeat their success, or do the Maroons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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