Prairie Central is 0-10 against Pontiac since May of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Prairie Central Hawks will head out on the road to take on the Pontiac Indians at 4:30 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
In what's become a running theme this season, Prairie Central gave their fans yet another huge victory on Monday. They put the hurt on Paxton-Buckley-Loda with a sharp 17-1 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Prairie Central considering their two-run performance the matchup before.
Sam Slagel was a standout: she went 2-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Lucy Whitfill, who scored three runs while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Pontiac entered their tilt with Monticello with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They won by a run and slipped past the Sages 4-3.
The victory got Prairie Central back to even at 11-11. As for Pontiac, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with that win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Prairie Central suffered a grim 14-0 defeat to Pontiac in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Can Prairie Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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