Baseball Preview: North Putnam Cougars vs. Fountain Central Mustangs
The North Putnam Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Fountain Central Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. North Putnam's pitching crew has only allowed four runs per game this season, so Fountain Central's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
North Putnam will bounce into Monday's game after beating Crawfordsville, who they hadn't topped in five consecutive meetings. North Putnam came out on top against Crawfordsville by a score of 9-6 on Friday. Winning may never get old, but North Putnam sure is getting used to it with their third in a row.
North Putnam saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Griffen Starr, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Starr has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in five consecutive pitching appearances. Jaylen Windmiller was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Fountain Central owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Thursday. They blew past Attica 8-0. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Fountain Central.
North Putnam's win bumped their record up to 10-4. As for Fountain Central, their victory bumped their record up to 7-10.
North Putnam was able to grind out a solid win over Fountain Central when the teams last played back in May of 2023, winning 9-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Putnam since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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