Prairie Ridge and Cary-Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since May of 2019, but likely not for long. The Prairie Ridge Wolves will head out on the road to square off against the Cary-Grove Trojans at 4:30 p.m. on Friday.
Prairie Ridge's hitters might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Huntley on Wednesday. They took a 3-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Red Raiders. Prairie Ridge has not had much luck with Huntley recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.
Danny Savas was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he tossed six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Prairie Ridge saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karson Stiefer, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cary-Grove, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Monday. They had just enough and edged Jacobs out 7-6.
Ethan Dorchies tossed a big game, striking out seven batters over 6.2 innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't pitched less than five innings in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Hayden Dieschbourg, who scored two runs and stole two bases while going 4-for-4. PJ Weaver was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Prairie Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Cary-Grove, the win got them back to even at 8-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Prairie Ridge has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Cary-Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.2. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.
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