JACKSONVILLE, Illinois—The Prairie Fire baseball squad dropped a pair of games to Illinois College on Wednesday.
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Knox (13-16, 6-10 MWC) held a 5-2 lead heading into the top of the ninth inning of game one, but the Blueboys rallied for four runs to earn the victory. In game two, the Prairie Fire looked poised for a comeback win before rain shortened a 9-8 loss.
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Drake Sykes (Galesburg, IL, Galesburg) picked up four hits in seven at bats to lead Knox. He drove in two runs as well.
Kobe Shutter (Kankakee, IL, Bishop McNamara) earned three base hits on the day, while
Paul Sanders (Rock Island, IL, Rock Island) and
Dalton James (Homer, IL, Heritage) each had two. Sanders also drove in a pair of runs.
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The Prairie Fire will look to rebound when they host Monmouth on May 6.
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