Baseball Recap: Prairie Central Comes Up Short

Prairie Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They fell 4-1 to the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hawks of the 7-6 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in May of 2025.

Easton Friedman

Hits Against

05/09/26 vs Maroa-Forsyth	1
05/08/26 vs Deer Creek-Mackinaw	1
05/02/26 vs Fieldcrest	1

Easton Friedman put in work while hitting and pitching. He tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one hit in three consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with one home run. That home run marked the first that he has launched this season.

Prairie Central's loss dropped their record down to 10-13. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 15-7-1 record this season.

Prairie Central will challenge Mahomet-Seymour at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Maroa-Forsyth, they will welcome Arthur-Okaw Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Monday.