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| 05/07/25 - Away | 2-1 W |
| 05/05/25 - Home | 1-5 L |
| 05/01/24 - Away | 11-2 W |
| 04/29/24 - Home | 2-6 L |
| 04/10/23 - Away | 6-15 L |
| + 5 more games |
Prairie Ridge typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Central proved too difficult a challenge. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 2-1 win over the Wolves. This was a revenge game for the Rockets: when they faced off against the Wolves on Monday, they had to take a 5-1 loss.
Central saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Connor Finn, who went 1-for-4 with one triple and one run. That triple marked the first that Finn has hit this season. Jake Johnson was another, going 3-for-4 with one double.
Central pushed their record up to 14-11 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.3 runs on average over those games. As for Prairie Ridge, with the defeat, they broke their five-game winning streak and moved their record to 21-6-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Central will face off against rival Hampshire at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Rockets 3.3, the Whip-Purs 3.6) so any runs scored will be well earned. Meanwhile, Prairie Ridge is set to square off against their familiar foe Crystal Lake Central at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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