The Prairie Ridge Wolves will challenge the Geneva Vikings at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Prairie Ridge fell victim to Sycamore and their airtight pitching crew on Monday. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Spartans. The Wolves have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Geneva walked away with it. They had just enough and edged out the Buccaneers 4-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Vikings have posted since April 22nd.
Madison Gates spent all eight innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned runs on seven hits.
On the hitting side, Geneva saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jillian Bultmann, who went 2-for-5 with one stolen base and one run. Jazmine Reddick was another, going 2-for-4 with one RBI.
Geneva hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They are a perfect 3-0 when they post two or more strikeouts.
The win made it two in a row for Geneva and bumps their season record up to 11-19. The victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 5 runs in those games. As for Prairie Ridge, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-7.
Prairie Ridge couldn't quite finish off Geneva in their previous meeting on May 2nd and fell 7-5. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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