The Prairie Ridge Wolves will face off against the Cary-Grove Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (Prairie Ridge 3.4, Cary-Grove 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Prairie Ridge will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Huntley, who they had gone 0-9 against in their nine prior meetings. The Wolves came out on top against the Red Raiders by a score of 6-3 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Wolves.
Meanwhile, it may have taken eight innings to finish the job, but Cary-Grove ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They blew past Jacobs 10-4. The Trojans might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by six runs or more this season.
Kaden Norman looked comfortable as he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits.
At the plate, Cary-Grove got a massive performance out of Jacob Duvall, who got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double. Peyton Seaburg was another key player, going 3-for-5 with two stolen bases, one run, and one double.
Prairie Ridge's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-4-1. Those home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.3 runs over those games. As for Cary-Grove, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-6.
Prairie Ridge suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Cary-Grove in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Wolves avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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