Prairie Central came into Friday's matchup having lost ten straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They walked away with a 7-2 win over the St. Thomas More Sabers on Friday. For Prairie Central, this counts as revenge for the 6-5 loss St. Thomas More walked away with the last time they faced one another back in April of 2023.
Prairie Central's victory was truly a team effort as four different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Brett Holland, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Tredenick, who scored a run while going 1-for-3.
Prairie Central's win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-17. As for St. Thomas More, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-15 record this season.
Prairie Central will be playing at home against Dunlap at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Dunlap is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for St. Thomas More, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Illinois Valley Central at 12:00 p.m. Illinois Valley Central's pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so St. Thomas More's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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