Lunch:
Popcorn Chicken Potato Bowl
The Midwest Central Raiders baseball team used great pitching, stellar defense and some timely hitting to take down the Tremont Turks 5-2 on Saturday morning to win the REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
Joe Proehl was huge for the Raiders on the mound, firing 5 2/3 innings scattering 3 hits and 2 walks while striking out 8 Turks batters. Johnny McFarland then came in to finish the game for the Raiders to pick up the save!
But they didn’t do it alone. The Raiders defense played error free baseball and came up with great play after great play down the stretch, including great defensive plays from Connor Coile and Jake Hunter, a diving catch by Joe Proehl, and the game winning assist from Tyler Byrd to end the game and seal the Raiders championship!
The bats also put pressure on the Turks all game, jumping out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never giving up that lead. Evan Schmidt was 2-3 with a double and a RBI, Breckin Guy added 2 RBIs of his own and Jaxton Bolen and Colton Watts both picked up clutch hits and RBIs.
The Raiders now sit at 14-5 with the Sectional Championship being played tonight at HOME vs Carthage at 4 pm. We will be dismissing the boys at 2:15, wait for us to come over the intercom. They are hoping for a BIG crowd to help them try to punch their ticket to the State Tournament! Come out and support the boys!
No Cross Country practice tonight due to baseball game.