The Prairie Central Hawks will head out on the road to face off against the Hoopeston Cornjerkers at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Prairie Central will be strutting in after a win while Hoopeston will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with three defeats in a row, Prairie Central turned things around against Bloomington Central Catholic on Monday. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Saints.
The team relied heavily on Chase Simpkins, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Aiden Wheeler also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
The home team had won the previous three meetings between Hoopeston and Salt Fork, and Salt Fork kept the tradition alive. The Cornjerkers came up short against the Storm on Monday, falling 13-3.
Zach Huchel was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with two RBI and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Dallas Sheppard, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Prairie Central's win was their first in the conference, bumping their conference record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 4-10. As for Hoopeston, they dropped their record down to 4-11 with the loss, which was their third straight on the road.
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