With the game tied 1-1 going into the seventh inning Normal put up a two spot with a two rbi double to right center from Solberg for a 2 run lead going into the bottom of the seventh. In the bottom of the seventh Alleman's Sean Wetherell singled to left center with one out. Normal got the second out with a pop up to third and was one out away before the no. 8 hitter Blake Newburg tied the game with a home run to left.
Normal came right back in the top of the eighth with a single from Jacob Hendren and a homer to left center from Jordan Stralow to give Normal a 2 run lead again. Alleman did not quit with a quick run in the bottom of the eighth with a lead off double from Connor Whan and a single from John Tracey. With the 3 and 4 hitters coming up Dylan Farney got Cody Sedlock to hit into a 6-4-3 double play and Ryan O'Keefe to ground out to end the game.