The Prairie Ridge Wolves will head out on the road to face off against the Grayslake Central Rams at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Prairie Ridge has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Grayslake Central will arrive with four straight wins.
Prairie Ridge might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-3 to Hampshire, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Prairie Ridge got a good showing from Ryan Myers, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Prairie Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karson Stiefer, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Meanwhile, Grayslake Central was able to grind out a solid victory over Grant Community on Friday, taking the game 6-3.
The team relied heavily on Jordon Dumas, who went 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Brendan Kirkner, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Prairie Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for Grayslake Central, they pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Prairie Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.3 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Grayslake Central struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.8. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Prairie Ridge came up short against Grayslake Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2022, falling 5-0. Thankfully for Prairie Ridge, Will Schufreider (who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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