Normal Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They wound up on the wrong side of a rough 11-4 walloping at the hands of the Metamora Redbirds. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Normal Community of the 2-0 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Carson Damery was cooking despite her team's loss, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Madison Ummel, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Normal Community's loss dropped their record down to 5-12. As for Metamora, the win (which was their seventh in a row) raised their record to 15-3.
Normal Community will be playing in front of their home fans against Bloomington at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Normal Community is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.5 runs per game this season. As for Metamora, they will head out on the road to challenge East Peoria at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. East Peoria is on a three-game streak of home wins, Metamora a 11-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the field.
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