The Bushnell-Prairie City Spartans will be playing at home against the Abingdon/Avon Tornadoes at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Bushnell-Prairie City never got on the board in their matchup on Friday, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against Knoxville last Saturday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 10-8 win over the Blue Bullets.
Talan Love was a standout: he got on base in four of his five plate appearances with three stolen bases, three RBI, and a double. Dalton Huffman was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Abingdon/Avon put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 6-2 victory over Farmington. That's two games straight that Abingdon/Avon has won by exactly four runs.
Dawson Fenton spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on six hits and racked up seven Ks.
At the plate, Kellen Hook was excellent, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Carter Redfern, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Bushnell-Prairie City's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-6. As for Abingdon/Avon, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight at home.
Bushnell-Prairie City might still be hurting after the 17-0 loss they got from Abingdon/Avon in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Hook, who didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over five innings pitched. Now that Bushnell-Prairie City knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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