The Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Midwest Central Raiders at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Midwest Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Bushnell-Prairie City, who comes in off a win.
Bushnell-Prairie City will head into Tuesday's match after some sweet revenge against Galva: Bushnell-Prairie City couldn't quite topple Galva on Tuesday, but it was still a huge improvement compared to the nine-point defeat they took when the two last played. Bushnell-Prairie City came out on top against Galva by a score of 12-2 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Bushnell-Prairie City considering their two-run performance the game before.
Lane Huffman made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He struck out ten batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off three hits. Huffman was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Dalton Huffman and Connor Upton did most of the damage at the plate: Huffman scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-5, while Upton scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Talan Love, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wednesday just wasn't the day for Midwest Central's offense. They fell just short of Illini Bluffs by a score of 1-0 on Wednesday. The contest marked the first time this season in which Midwest Central was not able to get on the board.
Bushnell-Prairie City is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-14 record this season. As for Midwest Central, their loss dropped their record down to 4-7.
Bushnell-Prairie City took their win against Midwest Central when the teams last played back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bushnell-Prairie City since the team 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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