GALESBURG, Illinois—The Prairie Fire swept Lawrence in a doubleheader on Saturday.
Knox (4-10) broke out for an 11-1 win in game one before winning in walk-off fashion in the second game.
Alec Jordan (Spring Grove, IL, Richmond-Burton) and
Jack Barreca (Grayslake, IL, Grayslake North) each picked up their first wins of the year on the mound.
Kam Wells (Champaign, IL, Champaign Central) led the Prairie Fire with five hits in eight at bats.
Matt McCaffrey (Wilmette, IL, New Trier) tallied four hits in six at bats and drove in three runs.
Drake Sykes (Galesburg, IL, Galesburg) had three hits in six at bats on the day including a walk-off home-run in game two. He also tallied three RBI on the day.
Tristyn Ruiz (Waukegan, IL, Waukegan) and
Matt Mueller (Silex, MO, Silex)Â each finished 3-for-8 at the plate.
Andrew Recker (Huntingburg, IN, Southridge) added two base knocks on the day.
Knox will travel to Illinois Wesleyan on April 12.
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