The Prairie Heights Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Lakeland Lakers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Prairie Heights couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell just short of Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian by a score of 6-4 two weeks ago. The defeat means Prairie Heights is still on the hunt for the season's first 'W'.
Hayden Culler was huge no matter where he played even without the win. He tossed 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Culler was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and an RBI.
In other batting news, Matt Roberts made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, everything went Lakeland's way against Lakewood Park Christian on Friday as Lakeland made off with a 12-1 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lakeland.
Garrett Pieri was incredible, scoring two runs while going 3-for-3. Drannon Miller was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Prairie Heights couldn't quite finish off Lakeland when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 7-5. Can Prairie Heights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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