The Grayslake Central Rams will be playing at home against the Prairie Ridge Wolves at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grayslake Central has four straight victories, Prairie Ridge has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
On Friday, Grayslake Central beat Grant Community 6-3.
Jordon Dumas was incredible, going 2-for-3 with three RBI, two doubles, and a stolen base. Brendan Kirkner was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all two of his plate appearances.
Prairie Ridge might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 5-3 to Hampshire, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior.
Prairie Ridge also got a good showing from Ryan Myers, who pitched 2.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits (he also didn't allow any walks).
At the plate, Prairie Ridge saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Karson Stiefer, who went 3-for-4 with a stolen base, a double, and an RBI.
Grayslake Central pushed their record up to 9-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Prairie Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 7-6.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both teams have some strikeout artists on the roster. Grayslake Central has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 6.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Prairie Ridge struggles in that department as they've been averaging 7.3. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Grayslake Central beat Prairie Ridge 5-0 in their previous meeting back in May of 2022. Will Grayslake Central repeat their success, or does Prairie Ridge have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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