GALESBURG, Illinois—The Prairie Fire baseball team fell to Lawrence 15-5 during the Midwest Conference Crossover on Saturday afternoon.
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Knox (9-15, 2-7 MWC) kept pace with the Vikings through the first three innings, but Lawrence put up 12 runs over the next four innings to cruise to victory.
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Brendan Powers and Brady Sember led the Prairie Fire with two hits apiece. Paul Sanders scored a pair of runs and picked up a stolen base. Sanders, Powers, Kobe Shutter, Tristan Hannah, and Juston Woodard each drove in a run. Powers and Hannah each tallied doubles.
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Knox returns to action on April 22 as the Crossover continues.
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