The Astoria/VIT Rebels will head out to challenge the West Prairie Cyclones at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Astoria/VIT is looking for their season's first win.
Astoria/VIT is headed in fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They fell 11-7 to Brown County on Wednesday.
Jonah Shaw was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Westin Chenoweth also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.
Meanwhile, the third road matchup was the charm for West Prairie, as they earned their first away victory of the season. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Biggsville West Central on Wednesday, sneaking past 5-4. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win the Cyclones have posted since April 15, 2024.
The team relied heavily on Matthew Whitman, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played.
West Prairie's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-8. As for Astoria/VIT, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-11.
Astoria/VIT suffered a grim 23-0 defeat to West Prairie in their previous matchup back in April of 2024. Can the Rebels avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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