After having lost a blowout in their previous game against West Prairie, Bushnell-Prairie City was happy to have turned things around on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Galva Wildcats by a score of 12-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bushnell-Prairie City considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Lane Huffman made a splash no matter where he played. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Huffman was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Bushnell-Prairie City let Dalton Huffman and Connor Upton loose on the outfield. Huffman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Upton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Talan Love, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Bushnell-Prairie City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 7-14 record this season. As for Galva, their defeat was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-11.
Bushnell-Prairie City will take on Macomb at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Galva, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Midland at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
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