Baseball Preview: Prairie Pirates vs. Nezperce Nighthawks
Prairie is 6-0 against Nezperce since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Prairie Pirates are on the road again to play the Nezperce Nighthawks at 4:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Saturday, Prairie suffered a tough 17-7 loss at the hands of Troy. Prairie has not had much luck with Troy recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Jake Quintal was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kade Quintal, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a stolen base.
Meanwhile, Nezperce was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. Their rough 16-1 loss to Kendrick might stick with them for a while.
Jadin Williams made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-2 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Nezperce, their loss dropped their record down to 1-7.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Prairie has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 4.2 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Nezperce struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.1. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Everything went Prairie's way against Nezperce when the teams last played back in April of 2022 as Prairie made off with a 25-5 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prairie 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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