Prairie du Chien will head out on the road to take on River Valley at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
The home team had won the previous four meetings between Prairie du Chien and Richland Center, and Prairie du Chien kept the tradition alive. The Blackhawks never let the Hornets get on the board and left with a 3-0 victory on Thursday.
Not much got past Bryce Lenzendorf, who gave up just three hits to keep Richland Center off the board. Lenzendorf has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in eight consecutive appearances.
On the hitting side, Prairie du Chien's win was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Abe Amundson, who went 2-for-3 with one stolen base and one run.
Meanwhile, River Valley had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 4 runs) and they went ahead and made it three on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over the Bulldogs. That's two games straight that the Blackhawks have won by exactly four runs.
Prairie du Chien has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.8 runs on average over those games. As for River Valley, their victory bumped their record up to 5-13.
Prairie du Chien skirted past River Valley 4-3 in their previous meeting back in April. The rematch might be a little tougher for Prairie du Chien 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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