The Tri-Valley Vikings will look to defend their home field on Saturday against the Prairie Central Hawks at 11:00 a.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Tri-Valley came up short against Tolono Unity and fell 9-6. Tri-Valley has struggled against Tolono Unity recently, as their match on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Jacob Bischoff and Isaiah Alexander stepped up to the plate in a big way. Bischoff scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3, while Alexander scored a run while going 2-for-3. Cole Klein was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, Prairie Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell just short of Lexington by a score of 3-2.
Prairie Central also got a good showing from Collin Hartman, who tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
On the hitting side, Prairie Central saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Gavin Tredenick, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
Tri-Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Prairie Central, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Tri-Valley took their win against Prairie Central in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 9-2. Does Tri-Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will Prairie Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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