There's no place like home for Erie-Prophetstown, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They never let the Mendota Trojans get on the board and left with a 9-0 win on Monday. The matchup marked the Panthers' most dominant victory of the season.
Not much got past Braedyn Frank, who gave up just two hits and racked up seven Ks to keep Mendota off the board. Frank has become a key player for Erie-Prophetstown: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most three hits, but 3-9 otherwise.
Caden VanHorn
| 05/12/25 vs Mendota | 4 |
| 05/05/25 @ Mendota | 2 |
| 04/12/25 @ Mercer County | 1 |
| 04/10/25 @ Kewanee | 1 |
On the hitting side, Caden VanHorn was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, four RBI, and two runs. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Braylon Swertfeger was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two RBI and one double.
Erie-Prophetstown's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-10. As for Mendota, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-15-1 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Erie-Prophetstown will host Newman Central Catholic at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Comets have averaged an impressive 8.4 runs per game this season. As for Mendota, they will face off against Sandwich at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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