Prairie Central scored the most runs they've had all season to find success in their second game on Saturday. Everything went their way against the Peoria Christian Chargers as the Prairie Central Hawks made off with a 23-1 victory. Considering Prairie Central has won seven games by more than five runs this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Jules Woodrey made a splash while hitting and pitching. She tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off two hits (she also didn't allow any walks). Woodrey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while getting on base in four of her five plate appearances.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Kyah Creek, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4. Another player making a difference was Kyrsten Atkins, who scored three runs and stole two bases while going 2-for-4.
Prairie Central now has a winning record of 9-8. As for Peoria Christian, they dropped their record down to 2-4 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Prairie Central will look to defend their home field on Monday against St. Joseph-Ogden at 4:30 p.m. St. Joseph-Ogden's pitching crew has only allowed 3.1 runs per game this season, so Prairie Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Peoria Christian, they will be playing at home against Princeville at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Princeville hasn't scored more than one runs for four games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
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