For whatever reason, it's the away team that's had the advantage when Normal Community and Olympia meet (four straight games heading into this one) and that held true again on Wednesday. The Ironmen fell 7-2 to the Spartans. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, the Ironmen couldn't push the score so high this time.
Anna Grotbo made the most of her time in the batter's box despite the final result and went a perfect 1-for-1 with one triple, one run, and one RBI.
Normal Community's loss dropped their record down to 18-15. As for Olympia, they pushed their record up to 26-7 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Normal Community will venture away from home to take on Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Olympia, they will take on Illini Bluffs at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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