The Bushnell-Prairie City baseball squad dropped a pair of non-conference contests closing out last week.
On Thursday, the Spartans returned to the home field, dropping a 23-2 decision in four innings to Mendon Unity.
The Mustangs scored eight runs in the first, 10 in the second and five more in the fourth, finishing with 15 hits.
B-PC tallied single runs in the first and fourth innings, finishing with four hits. The Spartans also committed eight errors.
Connor Palm doubled, scoring one run and knocking in one run. Thomas Anderson had two hits, while Miles Strode added a hit and a run batted in.
Ethan Hyde also scored a run for B-PC. The Spartans used four pitchers. Dylan King pitched one inning, allowing eight runs, seven earned, on four hits. He struck out one and walked five.
Strode also pitched one inning, allowing 10 runs, six earned, on seven hits. He struck out two, walked two and hit a batter.
Braxton Kempf pitched 1.2 innings, allowing five runs, four earned, on four hits. He walked one, struck out one and hit two batters.
Ryan Adler recorded the final out in the fourth for B-PC with a strikeout.
Blake Arnsman doubled twice, scoring twice and knocking in four runs for Unity (7-6).
Ayden Wittler and Kendall Knox homered for the Mustangs, scoring twice while knocking in two runs apiece.
Jayce Huntley also recorded two hits with two RBIS and two runs scored, while Sawyer Allen added two hits, scoring three runs.
Carter Rolando knocked in two runs, while Elijah Parson added two hits and two runs scored.
Avery Frese pitched two innings, allowing one earned run on one hit. He struck out three and walked three.
Huntley pitched two innings, allowing one earned run on three hits. He struck out four and walked two.
B-PC closed out its week Friday, heading to Stronghurst to face West Central.
The Spartans scored twice in the opening inning, but the Heat scored nine of the game’s final 10 runs in recording a 9-3 victory.
West Central improved to 4-10 on the season, while B-PC dropped to 0-18.
B-PC chalked up two runs in its first at-bat.
Palm and King opened the contest with back-to-back singles. Both runners moved up one base when Anderson flew out to right.
Strode brought home Palm and King with a single to center, giving the Spartans the early lead.
But West Central answered in the bottom of the inning, using an error, stolen base, fly ball and wild pitch to score its first run.
A walk, wild pitch, single and error led to the second run before the third error of the inning led to the third run.
Three more errors in the second allowed the Heat to up its lead to 6-2.
A hit batsman, error and sacrifice fly in the third gave West Central its seventh run.
The Spartans got that run back in the top of the fourth.
Landon Ferguson walked before Alex Kohler hit into a fielder’s choice that forced Ferguson out at second.
Ethan Hyde doubled to center before Palm singled to left, scoring Kohler.
King followed with a base hit to load the bases, but a strikeout and ground out ended the threat.
The Heat added its final two runs in the bottom of the fifth.
West Central out-hit B-PC 7-6, but eight Spartan errors led to seven unearned runs.
Palm and King each had two hits and scored a run with Palm also knocking in a run.
Strode had a hit with two RBIs, while Hyde added one hit for the Spartans.
Palm pitched six innings, allowing nine runs, just two earned, on seven hits. He struck out six, walked three and hit a batter.
Colton Spence and Aiden Todd each had two hits with a run batted in for West Central. Spence also scored twice, while Sam Deverall scored three runs with one RBI for the Heat.
Jeremy Ford had a hit and a run batted in with a run scored for the hosts. Easton Parker knocked in a run, while Michael Weber scored once.
Kamryn Gridley had a hit and a run scored. Deverall pitched 3.1 innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits. He struck out three, walked two and hit two batters.
Spencer itched the final 3.2 innings, allowing just one hit, striking out six and hitting one batter.
The Spartans (0-4 Prairieland Conference) are scheduled to return to league play Monday, heading to Augusta to face host West Prairie/Southeastern (5-7-1, 1-4 Prairieland).
