Prairie View proved they can win big on Thursday (they won by 19) but on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged the Broomfield Eagles out 7-5. This was payback for Prairie View, who suffered a 5-1 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Jerry Stone made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out eight batters over six innings while giving up just two earned (and three unearned) runs off seven hits. Stone was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Javi Gaeta was excellent, scoring two runs while going 2-for-3.
On Broomfield's side, Ethan Zufall was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: he struck out seven batters over six innings while giving up three earned runs off six hits.
On the hitting side, Tripp Bemis made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Caden Williamson, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
Prairie View's victory was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. As for Broomfield, their loss dropped their record down to 10-7.
Prairie View will be playing at home against Legacy at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Prairie View's pitching crew has only allowed 3.3 runs per game this season, so Legacy's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Broomfield, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Boulder at 12:00 p.m. Broomfield is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
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