The Prairie Central Hawks will head out to take on the Maroa-Forsyth Trojans at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Prairie Central has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since April 17.
Prairie Central came into this matchup off a tough 13-run defeat on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Fieldcrest by a score of 5-3 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Hawks have suffered since April 15th.
Collin Hartman was cooking despite his team's loss, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one stolen base, one run, and one double. That stolen base marked the first that he has snagged this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Easton Friedman, who went 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Maroa-Forsyth, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They blew past LeRoy 6-0 on Friday. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won 11 matchups by six runs or more this season.
Maroa-Forsyth pushed their record up to 18-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. Those home wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Prairie Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-21.
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