For the second straight game, Bloomington will face off against Normal Community. The Purple Raiders will be playing in front of their home fans against the Ironmen at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Bloomington has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Normal Community will arrive with 13 straight victories.
Bloomington came into this matchup off a tough seven-run defeat on Saturday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Normal Community by a score of 4-2 on Monday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Purple Raiders have suffered since March 24th.
For Normal Community's part, their win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Michaels, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Normal Community pushed their record up to 27-4 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.7 runs on average over those games. As for Bloomington, their defeat dropped their record down to 18-11.
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