Prairie Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. Their rough 20-1 loss to the Lincoln Railsplitters might stick with them for a while. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Prairie Central of the 7-2 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.
Prairie Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Tredenick, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Prairie Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with five strikeouts. This was only their eighth loss (out of 11 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Prairie Central's loss dropped their record down to 4-11. As for Lincoln, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-7-1 record this season.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat Prairie Central by a score of 18-2 later that day.
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