The Stark County Rebels will square off against the Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Stark County fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Bureau Valley on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Storm by a score of 4-3.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bushnell-Prairie City). They blew past Peoria Heights 21-8 on Wednesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Spartans.
Jayden Johnson was a major factor while hitting and pitching. She looked comfortable on the mound, tossing three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 2-for-5 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. Those two stolen bases gave her a new career-high.
In other batting news, Bushnell-Prairie City got a massive performance out of Abby Nelson, who went 3-for-4 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI Nelson has posted since back in April. Josie Farwell was another key player, getting on base in four of her five plate appearances with two stolen bases, three runs, and one triple.
Bushnell-Prairie City always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .568. That's the best OBP they've posted all season.
Bushnell-Prairie City's win bumped their record up to 2-24. As for Stark County, their loss dropped their record down to 11-13-1.
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