The Mattoon Greenwave will head out on the road to challenge the Richland County Tigers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Mattoon will be strutting in after a win while Richland County will be coming in after a loss.
On Tuesday, Mattoon was able to grind out a solid victory over Teutopolis, taking the game 11-7. The win continues a trend for the Greenwave in their matchups with the Wooden Shoes: they've now won four in a row.
Aylexis Otto made a big impact no matter where she played. She tossed seven innings while giving up three earned (and four unearned) runs off 11 hits. Otto was even better at the plate, going 2-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most runs she has posted since back in April of 2024.
Alyssa Whitley
| 05/06/25 vs Teutopolis | 4 |
| 04/25/24 @ Okaw Valley | 3 |
| 04/12/24 vs Windsor/Stewardson-Strasburg | 3 |
| 05/01/25 vs Mahomet-Seymour | 2 |
| 03/20/25 @ Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] | 2 |
In other batting news, Mattoon got a massive performance out of Alyssa Whitley, who went 1-for-3 with four RBI, one stolen base, and one run. Those four RBI gave Whitley a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Lexi Murdock, who went 4-for-5 with three runs and one stolen base.
Mattoon was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .387. They are 2-1 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
Meanwhile, Richland County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They lost 8-2 to Marshall.
Richland County saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Taylor Bloomer, who went 1-for-2 with one home run.
Mattoon's record now sits at 7-14. As for Richland County, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
Everything went Mattoon's way against Richland County in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, as Mattoon made off with an 8-2 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Greenwave since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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