Prairie Ridge has been on the road for three straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Central Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Tuesday, it was a hard-fought matchup, but Prairie Ridge had to settle for a 12-11 defeat against Wauconda.
Karson Stiefer put in work no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched four innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Stiefer was also stellar in the batter's box, going 4-for-5 with five RBI and two doubles.
Stiefer wasn't the only one making solid contact as six players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Sean Sherwood, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Central came up short against Prairie Ridge on Monday and fell 6-2. Central has struggled against Prairie Ridge recently, as their game on Monday was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Prairie Ridge's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-10. As for Central, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-7.
Prairie Ridge was able to grind out a solid win over Central when the teams last played on Monday, winning 6-2. Will Prairie Ridge repeat their success, or does Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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