The Pine Lake Prep Pride will head out on the road to challenge the Corvian Community Cardinals at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Pine Lake Prep is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.
Pine Lake Prep barely beat Independence the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. Pine Lake Prep put the hurt on Independence with a sharp 22-12 victory on Wednesday. The result was nothing new for the Pride, who have now won three games by six runs or more so far this season.

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Grant Ingram was a standout: he fired off two home runs and five RBI while going 3-for-5. He has been hot, having posted at least one home run the last five times he's played. Kelton Osborne also deserves some recognition as he launched his first home run of the season.
Pine Lake Prep always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .581. The last time their OBP was this high was back in April of 2024.
Meanwhile, Corvian Community was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Community School of Davidson, falling 15-5.
Keldyn Vincent and Gavin McElhinny stepped up to the plate in a big way. Vincent scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3, while McElhinny scored two runs and stole Two bases. while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. McElhinny is becoming a predictor of Corvian Community's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 2-1 (and 1-4 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Jackson Gilmore, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Corvian Community's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Pine Lake Prep, their record now sits at 5-2.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Monday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Pine Lake Prep has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Corvian Community struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.6 strikeouts. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Pine Lake Prep couldn't quite finish off Corvian Community in their previous matchup back in March of 2024 and fell 9-7. Can Pine Lake Prep avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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