Softball Preview: Prairie Central Hawks vs. St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans
Prairie Central is 0-6 against St. Joseph-Ogden since May of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Prairie Central Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Prairie Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success in their second game on Saturday. Everything went their way against Peoria Christian as Prairie Central made off with a 23-1 victory. Prairie Central might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team's won seven matches by six runs or more this season.
Jules Woodrey made a splash no matter where she played. She pitched four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Woodrey was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Kyah Creek was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4. Rylee Galloway was another key contributor, scoring two runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, St. Joseph-Ogden beat Herscher 5-2 on Saturday.
Prairie Central now has a winning record of 9-8. As for St. Joseph-Ogden, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-5.
Prairie Central suffered a grim 8-1 defeat to St. Joseph-Ogden when the teams last played back in April of 2023. Will Prairie Central have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other softball content.
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