The Shelbyville Rams will head out on the road to face off against the Mattoon Greenwave at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Shelbyville is coming into the game hot, having won their last seven games.
While Shelbyville's victory against Meridian wasn't quite the blowout it was the last time the pair played, they still came out on top. The Rams narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Hawks 7-6. That's two games straight that the Rams have won by just one run.
Meanwhile, Mattoon posted their closest victory since April 24th on Saturday. They had just enough and edged out Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg 3-1.
Jackson Horst looked comfortable as he tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. He has become a key player for Mattoon: the team is undefeated when he allows at most one earned run, but 11-12 otherwise.
At the plate, Mattoon's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Madden Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double. Johnson is becoming a predictor of the Greenwave's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 7-2 (and 8-10 when he doesn't).
Shelbyville pushed their record up to 16-5 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.2 runs on average over those games. As for Mattoon, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 15-12 record this season.
Shelbyville couldn't quite get it done against Mattoon in their previous meeting back in May of 2024 as they fell 6-1. Can the Rams avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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