Baseball Recap: Tolono Unity Extends Road Winning Streak to Four

Rockets

Margin (Wins)

04/07/26 @ Okaw Valley	15
04/17/26 @ Mattoon	12
03/23/26 vs Oakwood	10
04/13/26 vs Mahomet-Seymour	6
04/11/26 @ Carterville	6

Tolono Unity lost a heartbreaker the last time they played Mattoon, but it's fair to say they got their revenge given the result of Friday's matchup. The Rockets were the clear victors by a 13-1 margin over the Greenwave on Friday. The Rockets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by six runs or more this season.

Tolono Unity pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Mattoon, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-10.

Looking ahead, Tolono Unity will be playing at home against Sacred Heart-Griffin at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rockets 2.8, the Cyclones 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for Mattoon, they will host Newton at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The Greenwave's pitchers better be ready for this one: the Eagles have averaged an impressive 7.9 runs per game this season.