Central fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Prairie Ridge on Monday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 5-1 to the Wolves. The Rockets were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolves apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in May of 2024.
Central got a good showing from Tyler Kotwica, who pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Kotwica has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up a single earned run in three consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Zane Pollack, who went 2-for-3 with one run.
This is the second loss in a row for Central and nudges their season record down to 13-11. As for Prairie Ridge, they are on a roll lately: they've won 14 of their last 16 games. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5-1 record this season.
While Central 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 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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