Baseball Game Preview: Kouts Mustangs & Fillies vs. River Forest Ingots

Mustangs & Fillies

Runs

04/22/25 @ Jimtown	4
04/21/25 @ Morgan Township	5
04/19/25 vs Delphi Community	3
04/19/25 vs Delphi Community	14
04/18/25 vs Boone Grove	3
+ 5 more games

Kouts and River Forest are an even 4-4 against one another since April of 2015, but likely not for long. The Mustangs & Fillies will host the Ingots at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday. Kouts is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.4 runs per game this season.

Kouts fought the good fight in their extra-innings matchup against Jimtown on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Jimmies by a score of 5-4. The Mustangs & Fillies' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Billy Miller was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-4 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Whitaker, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI.

Meanwhile, Tuesday just wasn't the day for River Forest's offense. They came up short against Illiana Christian on Tuesday, falling 16-0. The Ingots have struggled against the Vikings recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost meeting.

River Forest saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryder Yates, who went 1-for-2 with one stolen base.

Kouts' loss dropped their record down to 8-2. As for River Forest, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-5.

Thursday's contest will be a test for both teams' pitchers. Kouts hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .350. However, it's not like River Forest struggles in that department as they've averaged .379. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.

Kouts beat River Forest 5-1 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. Will the Mustangs & Fillies repeat their success, or do the Ingots have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.