Prairie du Chien Baseball
Prairie boys
nip River Valley
Prairie du Chien rallied to edge visiting River Valley 3-2 in an SWC baseball game Tuesday afternoon.
River Valley scored 2 runs on 4 hits in the top of the first inning to grab a 2-0 lead.
The score remained the same until Prairie scored 2 runs in the bottom of the fifth and 1 more in the sixth to take the lead at 3-2.
Prairie held River Valley scoreless in the top of the seventh to gain the hard-fought victory.
River Valley had 9 hits and committed 4 errors. Prairie du Chien had 5 hits and committed 3 errors.
Gavin Gillitzer was 2x4 with an RBI for Prairie du Chien. Clayton DuCharme was 2x3. Tyler Smock was 1x2 with a double and an RBI. Grant Martin had an RBI.
Gillitzer earned the pitching win. He fanned 1 and allowed 1 hit in one and two thirds innings in relief. Cory Check pitched five and a third innings. He whiffed 8, walked none and gave up 8 hits, while allowing only 1 earned run.