Mattoon got themselves on the board against Taylorville on Tuesday, but Taylorville never followed suit. They blew past the Taylorville Tornadoes 11-0. That's two games straight that Mattoon has won by exactly 11 runs.
Not much got past Hanna Griffin, who gave up just five hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Taylorville off the board. Griffin has been consistent recently: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in five consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Alexia Murdock, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Kamryn Conlin, who scored a run while going 3-for-4.
The win made it two in a row for Mattoon and bumps their season record up to 4-12. As for Taylorville, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-12 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Mattoon beat Taylorville by a score of 9-8 later that day.
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