After two games on the road, Sedgwick County is heading back home. They will take on the Prairie Mustangs at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Sedgwick County will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up one run on Wednesday, then bounced right back against Peetz on Wednesday. Everything went Sedgwick County's way against Peetz as Sedgwick County made off with a 14-1 victory.
Roman Kirk was a major factor no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off one hit. Kirk was also big at the plate, going 2-for-2 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Sedgwick County let Tate Renquist and Jaxon Carlson loose on the outfield. Renquist scored two runs and stole two bases while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances, while Carlson scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Renquist has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Brady Mollendor, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Prairie put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on Briggsdale with a sharp 14-3 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Prairie.
Prairie let Derek Dollerschell and Wyatt Butler loose on the outfield. Dollerschell scored three runs while going 2-for-4, while Butler scored two runs while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Owen Kilmer was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Sedgwick County's victory bumped their record up to 5-9. As for Prairie, the win got them back to even at 7-7.
Sedgwick County came out on top in a nail-biter against Prairie when the teams last played back in April of 2023, sneaking past 8-7. Will Sedgwick County repeat their success, or does Prairie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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