The Prairie Central Hawks will look to defend their home field on Thursday against the Rantoul Eagles at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, it was a hard-fought match, but Prairie Central had to settle for a 9-7 defeat against Hoopeston.
Will Skala was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Tredenick, who scored two runs and stole a base.
Meanwhile, Rantoul fell victim to St. Joseph-Ogden and their airtight pitching crew on Wednesday. Their tough 16-0 loss to the Spartans might stick with them for a while. Rantoul has struggled against St. Joseph-Ogden recently, as their matchup on Wednesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Prairie Central's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Rantoul, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
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