Prairie Central was the 5-3 winner over El Paso-Gridley when they last played one another back in April of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Prairie Central Hawks fell victim to a rough 15-6 defeat at the hands of the El Paso-Gridley Titans on Thursday. Prairie Central has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Gavin Tredenick and Brandon Holland stepped up to the plate in a big way. Tredenick got on base in four of his five plate appearances with a triple, a stolen base, and two RBI, while Holland scored two runs while going 2-for-4. JC Spence was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
On El Paso-Gridley's side, Mason Vandegraft made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched 2.2 innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Vandegraft was even better at the plate, scoring four runs and stealing five bases while going 3-for-4.
In other pitching news, Mitchell Silver looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
Back at the plate, the team relied heavily on Dominic Ricconi, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three RBI. Another player making a difference was Conlee Landrus, who scored two runs and stole two bases.
Prairie Central's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for El Paso-Gridley, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Prairie Central will be playing in front of their home fans against Lexington at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Prairie Central has given up an average of 10 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week. As for El Paso-Gridley, they will head out on the road to challenge Pontiac at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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