Baseball Preview: Tri-Central Trojans vs. Clinton Prairie Gophers
Tri-Central is on a three-game streak of home losses, Clinton Prairie a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Tri-Central Trojans will take on the Clinton Prairie Gophers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tri-Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Last Monday, Tri-Central came up short against Tipton and fell 7-3.
Nate Cherry put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 5.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off four hits. Cherry was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
Cherry wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Brody Arnold, who went 1-for-2 with an RBI.
Meanwhile, Clinton Prairie never let their opponents score on Wednesday. They walked away with a 4-0 win over Rossville.
Not much got past Kye Jacobs, who gave up just four hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Rossville off the board.
Tri-Central's loss dropped their record down to 4-7-1. As for Clinton Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 7-11.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Thursday as neither team is afraid to steal. Tri-Central has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 3.1 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Clinton Prairie struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.4. The only question left is which team can snag more. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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