After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Mahomet-Seymour, Mattoon was happy to have turned things around on Monday. They came out on top against the Shelbyville Rams by a score of 6-1.
Jarret Muchow made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Muchow has been consistent recently: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances. Muchow was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
On Shelbyville's side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Lockart, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Mattoon now has a winning record of 15-14. As for Shelbyville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-10.
Mattoon will head out on the road to take on St. Joseph-Ogden at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Shelbyville, they will be playing at home against Pana at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Pana is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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