Baseball Preview: Kouts Mustangs & Fillies vs. Marquette Catholic Blazers
Kouts has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Marquette Catholic Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Kouts' pitching crew has only allowed 3.6 runs per game this season, so Marquette Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Kouts' pitching crew heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They came out on top against Washington Township by a score of 3-0.
Landon Garrett made a splash while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Garrett has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garrett was also big at the plate, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Whitaker, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 25 runs the game before, Marquette Catholic was a bit more limited in their contest on Monday. They lost 13-2 to Westville.
Kouts has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Marquette Catholic, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6-1.
Kouts was able to grind out a solid victory over Marquette Catholic in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, winning 5-2. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kouts since the team 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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