Softball Recap: New Prairie Cougars vs. Jimtown Jimmies
New Prairie had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.9 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Wednesday. They never let the Jimtown Jimmies onto the board and left with an 11-0 win. Considering New Prairie has won nine contests by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Geyer made a big impact no matter where she played. She looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 11 over five innings pitched. Geyer has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances. Geyer was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and a double.
In other batting news, New Prairie got a massive performance out of Maddie Gilpin, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Randi Robakowski was another key contributor, scoring three runs while going 3-for-4.
New Prairie's victory was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-2. As for Jimtown, they have been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-6 record this season.
New Prairie is on the road again on Friday to play Griffith at 7:30 p.m. New Prairie is facing Griffith at the right time seeing as Griffith is stuck on an eight-game losing streak. As for Jimtown, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Tippecanoe Valley at 6:30 p.m. Tippecanoe Valley's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Jimtown's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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