Prairie Heights is 0-10 against Westview since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Prairie Heights Panthers will be staying on the road to face off against the Westview Warriors at 5:00 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
On Saturday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Prairie Heights had to settle for a 5-4 loss against Whitko.
Prairie Heights saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Austin White, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought match, but Westview had to settle for a 5-4 defeat against Eastside on Thursday.
Braden Kauffman made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 3-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Prairie Heights' loss dropped their record down to 3-20. As for Westview, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-10.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Wednesday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Prairie Heights has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Westview struggles in that department as they've been averaging 8.4. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Prairie Heights might still be hurting after the 8-2 loss they got from Westview when the teams last played on May 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Westview's Mason Wire, who struck out six batters over three innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits. Now that Prairie Heights knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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