The Prairie Central Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the Deer Creek-Mackinaw Chiefs at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Prairie Central has given up an average of 7.5 runs per game this season, but Monday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Prairie Central came up short against Reed-Custer on Friday, falling 16-1. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their meetings with the Comets: they've now lost five in a row.
Prairie Central saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lucas Steidinger, who went 1-for-2 with one RBI.
Meanwhile, Deer Creek-Mackinaw entered their tilt with Fieldcrest on Saturday with three consecutive wins, and they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Knights by a score of 6-2.
Keagan Brown tossed a big game, pitching 5.2 innings while giving up just two earned runs off six hits. What's more, he posted three strikeouts, the most he's had since back in April.
On the hitting side, Parker Eggenberger was excellent, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two runs and one stolen base. Another player making a difference was Drew Swadinsky, who went 1-for-3 with one run, one double, and one RBI.
The win got Deer Creek-Mackinaw back to even at 15-15. As for Prairie Central, their loss dropped their record down to 6-23.
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