The Oakwood Comets are taking a road trip to challenge the Normal University Pioneers at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Oakwood is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7 runs per game this season.
Oakwood will bounce into Monday's game after beating Georgetown-Ridge Farm, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Comets came out on top against the Buffaloes by a score of 6-3 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Comets.
| 05/12/25 vs Georgetown-Ridge Farm | 8 |
| 05/08/25 @ Champaign Central | 5 |
| 05/02/25 @ Chrisman | 10 |
| 04/25/25 @ Salt Fork | 5 |
| 04/23/25 @ Heritage | 8 |
| 04/22/25 @ Covington | 8 |
Caydence Vermillion spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three runs (all of which were unearned) on two hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than five strikeouts in six consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Gracie Hanner was excellent, going 1-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Bella Bradford, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, Normal University waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Potters. That's two games straight that the Pioneers have won by exactly four runs.
Normal University pushed their record up to 15-16 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.0 runs over those games. As for Oakwood, their victory bumped their record up to 15-9-1.
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