The Prairie Central Hawks will be playing at home against the Hoopeston Cornjerkers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
While Prairie Central has not struggled against Bloomington Central Catholic recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. Prairie Central came out on top against Bloomington Central Catholic by a score of 6-2. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Prairie Central.
Gavin Tredenick was excellent, going 3-for-4 with a stolen base and an RBI. Easton Friedman was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, Hoopeston can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They blew past Salt Fork 8-1.
Ryker Small was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out 12 batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Small was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Nick Cardenas and Brayden Walder did most of the damage at the plate: Cardenas got on base in all three of his plate appearances with a double and an RBI, while Walder scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Prairie Central's victory bumped their record up to 3-7. As for Hoopeston, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Prairie Central took their win against Hoopeston when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-3. Will Prairie Central repeat their success, or does Hoopeston have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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