Prairie Heights and Fremont are an even 5-5 against one another since April of 2017, but likely not for long. The Prairie Heights Panthers will head out on the road to take on the Fremont Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Prairie Heights is no doubt hoping to put an end to a nine-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Prairie Heights lost 10-1 to DeKalb on Wednesday.
Matt Roberts made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last five games he's played.
Even though they lost, Prairie Heights didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with nine strikeouts. This was only their 13th loss (out of 16 games) when they post five or more strikeouts.
Meanwhile, Fremont entered their tilt with West Noble with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Chargers a 6-0 shutout on Tuesday.
Prairie Heights' loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Fremont, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 9-10 record this season.
Prairie Heights came up short against Fremont in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 13-8. Can Prairie Heights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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