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| 05/06/24 - Away | 4-2 W |
| 04/15/24 - Home | 5-2 W |
| 04/26/23 - Home | 2-5 L |
| 04/11/23 - Away | 5-1 W |
| 04/27/22 - Away | 6-18 L |
| + 3 more games |
Prairie Ridge and Central are an even 4-4 against one another since May of 2021, but likely not for long. The Wolves will challenge the Rockets at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Prairie Ridge sitting on seven straight wins and Central on three.
14 must be Prairie Ridge's lucky number: they beat Glenbrook South with that score not once but twice on Saturday. The Wolves were the clear victors by a 14-2 margin over the Titans. Considering the Wolves have won seven contests by more than eight runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Meanwhile, it may have taken nine innings to finish the job, but Central ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They walked away with a 10-7 victory over Harvard.
Mei Shirokawa was a standout: she went 1-for-5 with three stolen bases, two runs, and one RBI. That's the most stolen bases she has posted since back in March of 2024. Addison Beltran also deserves some recognition as she launched her first home run of the season.
Prairie Ridge's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-0-2. Those road victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.2 runs on average over those games. As for Central, they now have a winning record of 7-6.
Prairie Ridge came out on top in a nail-biter against Central in their previous meeting back in May of 2024, sneaking past 4-2. Do the Wolves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Rockets turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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