Prairie Ridge is 2-8 against McHenry since April of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Wolves will face off against the Warriors at 4:30 p.m. Prairie Ridge is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Prairie Ridge's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They walked away with a 5-0 win over Crystal Lake Central.
Meanwhile, McHenry didn't have quite enough to beat Jacobs on Wednesday and fell 10-9. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lyla Oeffling made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with one home run, four RBI, and one double. Natalie Bender was another key player, going 1-for-4 with one home run and two RBI.
Prairie Ridge pushed their record up to 12-0-2 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. The home wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.9 runs on average over those games. As for McHenry, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.
Prairie Ridge suffered a grim 15-5 defeat to McHenry when the teams last played back in May 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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