The Prairie Central Hawks will head out on the road to square off against the Tri-Valley Vikings at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Prairie Central is coming into the game on a three-game losing streak.
On Friday, Prairie Central didn't have quite enough to beat Lexington and fell 3-2.
Prairie Central got a good showing from Collin Hartman, who pitched 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.
Meanwhile, Tri-Valley came up short against Tolono Unity on Thursday 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. The team also got some help courtesy of Cole Klein, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-4.
Prairie Central's record now sits at 1-6. As for Tri-Valley, their record now sits at 2-2.
Prairie Central suffered a grim 9-2 defeat to Tri-Valley in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Prairie Central avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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