Friday just wasn't the day for West Prairie's offense. They took a 4-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Illini West Chargers on Friday. West Prairie has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
West Prairie saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Brigham Gray, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Even though they lost, West Prairie didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 15 strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Illini West only tossed nine.
On Illini West's side, Ethan Carlisle tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched. Carlisle has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Colby Robertson was incredible, scoring two runs and stealing five bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
West Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 6-8. As for Illini West, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 19-4.
West Prairie will be playing in front of their home fans against Brimfield at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Brimfield is coming into the matchup with six straight victories on the road, so West Prairie will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Illini West, they will play host again on Saturday to welcome Quincy Notre Dame, where first pitch is scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Illini West is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
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