Pontiac is 2-7 against Prairie Central since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Pontiac Indians will be playing in front of their home fans against the Prairie Central Hawks at 4:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
On Wednesday, Pontiac came up short against Manteno and fell 10-6.
Meanwhile, Prairie Central was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell just short of Paxton-Buckley-Loda by a score of 6-5.
Collin Hartman put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up four earned (and one unearned) runs off five hits. Hartman has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Hartman was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with two RBI.
In other batting news, Tyler Curl was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
Even though they lost, Prairie Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with six strikeouts. This was only their ninth loss (out of 12 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Pontiac's loss dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Prairie Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-13.
Pontiac couldn't quite finish off Prairie Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023 and fell 3-1. Will Pontiac have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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