Rantoul suffered their biggest loss since March 27th on Tuesday. They lost 12-5 to the Mattoon Greenwave. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Greenwave recently, as the team has come up short the last seven times they've met.
Levi Duitsman
| 04/28/25 @ Bloomington Central Catholic | 3 |
| 04/26/25 @ Urbana | 3 |
| 03/21/25 @ Fisher | 3 |
| 05/06/25 @ Mattoon | 2 |
| 04/21/25 vs St. Thomas More | 2 |
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Yovanny Solorzano and Levi Duitsman stepped up to the plate in a big way. Solorzano went 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Duitsman went 1-for-3 with two stolen bases and two runs. Duitsman has become a key player for Rantoul: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 5-9 otherwise. Holden Cargo also deserves some recognition as he snagged his first stolen bases of the season.
Rantoul's defeat dropped their record down to 11-10. As for Mattoon, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record up to 14-11.
Coming up, Rantoul will challenge St. Teresa at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bulldogs have struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.17 runs per game on average), something the Eagles will no doubt try to take advantage of. As for Mattoon, they will square off against Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday.
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