Baseball Game Preview: Washington Prexies vs. Waynesburg Central Raiders

The Washington Prexies will square off against the Waynesburg Central Raiders at 4:00 p.m. on Monday.

Last Thursday, Washington didn't have quite enough to beat Brownsville and fell 8-7. That's two games in a row now that the Prexies have lost by just one run.

Meanwhile, Waynesburg Central put another one in the bag last Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They were the clear victors by a 17-10 margin over Bentworth. Considering the Raiders have won four matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.

C.J. Corwin made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, striking out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted since back in March of 2024. He was also solid in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.

In other batting news, Waynesburg Central got a massive performance out of Austin Surber, who went 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. That home run marked the first that Surber launched this season. Derek Turcheck was another key player, getting on base in three of his five plate appearances with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.

Waynesburg Central was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .429. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .308 or higher in ten consecutive games dating back to last season.

Waynesburg Central's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. The team's perfect season has a lot to do with their hitting performance: the team's won by an average of 6.2 runs thus far. As for Washington, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-7.

Washington might still be hurting after the 17-2 loss they got from Waynesburg Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2019. Can the Prexies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.