The Prairie Central Hawks will head out on the road to challenge the LeRoy Panthers at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Prairie Central is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Prairie Central gave their fans yet another huge win on Friday. They put the hurt on Fieldcrest with a sharp 16-1 victory. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Prairie Central considering their one-run performance the game before.
Jules Woodrey was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she tossed four innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Woodrey was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Rylee Galloway was incredible, going 4-for-4 with four runs, five RBI, and a stolen base. Another player making a difference was Sam Slagel, who went 1-for-3 with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, LeRoy's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They took a 6-3 hit to the loss column at the hands of Meridian. LeRoy has not had much luck with Meridian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
The win got Prairie Central back to even at 13-13. As for LeRoy, their defeat ended a 23-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 23-5.
Prairie Central came up short against LeRoy in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 5-2. Can Prairie Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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