The Prairie Mustangs will head out on the road to square off against the Sedgwick County Cougars at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Prairie can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent game on Monday. They blew past Briggsdale 14-3. The win made it back-to-back victories for Prairie.
Prairie let Derek Dollerschell and Wyatt Butler loose on the outfield. Dollerschell scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Butler scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Owen Kilmer, who scored a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Sedgwick County came into Wednesday's contest having lost six straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They were the clear victor by a 14-1 margin over Peetz on Wednesday.
Roman Kirk made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Kirk was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Tate Renquist and Jaxon Carlson did most of the damage at the plate: Renquist scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Carlson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Renquist has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Lincoln Peterson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-2.
The win got Prairie back to even at 7-7. As for Sedgwick County, their record now sits at 5-9.
Sedgwick County's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: Prairie hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .349. It's a different story for Sedgwick County, though, as they've only averaged .251. Will they be able to contain Prairie's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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