The Prairie Central Hawks will venture away from home to face off against the Fieldcrest Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Prairie Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.1 runs per game this season.
Prairie Central is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 12 runs last Tuesday, they were much more limited against Illinois Valley Central on Monday. They took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Grey Ghosts.
Prairie Central saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Sam Slagel, who went 1-for-4 with one home run.
Meanwhile, Fieldcrest was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their 15th straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 15-4 to Lexington.
Prairie Central now has a losing record of 13-14. As for Fieldcrest, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Prairie Central took their victory against Fieldcrest in their previous matchup back in May of 2024 by a conclusive 16-1 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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