On Tuesday, Prout faced Barrington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Prout Crusaders took a 7-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Barrington Eagles. The defeat continues a trend for Prout in their matchups with Barrington: they've now lost nine in a row.
Prout saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Matthew Chofay, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Derek Gesmondi, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Prout's loss dropped their record down to 8-6. As for Barrington, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-4.
While Prout had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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