The Prairie Ridge Wolves will face off against the Hononegah Indians at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Prairie Ridge has five straight wins, Hononegah has six straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Prairie Ridge is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victors by a 13-3 margin over Henry County on Wednesday. Prairie Ridge's victory was all the more impressive since the Patriots were averaging only 4.09 runs allowed on the season.
Danny Savas looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off four hits.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Maddon McKim, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Those runs were his first of the season. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabriel Porter, who scored two runs while going 2-for-3.
Prairie Ridge kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 15 hits. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their hit total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Hononegah came up short against Jacobs on Saturday and fell 7-2.
Prairie Ridge's record is now 5-1-1. As for Hononegah, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Prairie Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Hononegah in their previous matchup back in March of 2024, winning 6-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prairie Ridge since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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