It was a proper cat-fight when Pleasant Plains challenged Breese Central on Saturday. Pleasant Plains' pitchers stepped up to hand Breese Central a 2-0 shutout. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Cardinals.
Cale Hatcher tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over 5.2 innings pitched. What's more, he gave up only zero hits, the fewest he's had since back in March of 2024.
At the plate, Pleasant Plains' victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Trager Shultz, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one double. That's the most RBI Shultz has posted since back in April of 2024.
Pleasant Plains' win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Breese Central, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-2.
Coming up, Pleasant Plains will welcome Quincy Notre Dame at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Breese Central, they will head out on the road to face off against Civic Memorial at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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