The Prairie View Thunderhawks will head out on the road to face off against the Fairview Knights at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Prairie View is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Prairie View is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Monarch just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Tuesday. They fell 11-7 to the Coyotes.
Wyatt Waterhouse made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Javi Gaeta, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
Even though they lost, Prairie View was hitting in the alleys and finished the game with five doubles. This was only their first loss (out of six games) when they post three or more doubles.
Meanwhile, Fairview made easy work of Mead on Tuesday and carried off a 9-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fairview.
Fairview also got a great performance from Liam Goetz as he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Goetz has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in four consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, Jackson Wier was incredible, going 4-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Tanner Craytor was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 3-for-4.
Prairie View's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 17-4. As for Fairview, their victory bumped their record up to 11-9.
Prairie View couldn't quite finish off Fairview in their previous meeting back in March of 2017 and fell 4-2. Thankfully for Prairie View, Matt Erickson (who didn't allow a single hit, only one earned run while striking out nine over five innings pitched) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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