Prairie Heights is 1-9 against Fairfield since April of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Prairie Heights Panthers are on the road again to play the Fairfield Falcons at 5:30 p.m. Prairie Heights is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.3 runs per game this season.
Prairie Heights is hoping to deliver their fans another blowout on Thursday, just like they did against West Noble (and have done all season long). Prairie Heights blew past West Noble 16-8.
Febie Booher made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Booher was also big at the plate, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, Emily McCrea was incredible, scoring three runs while going 3-for-6. Neveah Orr was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
Central Noble typically has all the answers at home, but on Monday Fairfield proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Cougars.
Kinslyn Pressler spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered three earned (and one unearned) runs on six hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Jayslynn Hall, who went 2-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. She has been hot recently, having posted at least one home run the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Madison Jones, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 3-for-4.
Prairie Heights has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Fairfield, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 12-10.
Fairfield's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Prairie Heights has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.7 hits per game. It's a different story for Fairfield, though, as they've been averaging 8.9. Given Prairie Heights' sizable advantage in that area, Fairfield will need to find a way to close that gap.
Prairie Heights suffered a grim 10-4 defeat to Fairfield when the teams last played back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that Prairie Heights knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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