Softball Recap: Bremen Lions vs. New Prairie Cougars
After some red-hot attacks at the plate in their last three matchups, Bremen finally came back down to earth on Monday. They lost 7-0 to the New Prairie Cougars. Bremen has not had much luck with New Prairie recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Bremen saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mikayla Shively, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
On New Prairie's side, not much got past Ava Geyer, who gave up just three hits and racked up 17 Ks to keep Bremen off the board. Geyer has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emma Luther, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Another player making a difference was Kendra Willoughby, who went 1-for-1 with a home run.
Bremen's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for New Prairie, their victory was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Bremen will be playing at home against Penn at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Bremen: 3.7, Penn: 4) so any runs scored will be well earned. As for New Prairie, they will head out on the road to challenge Jimtown at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday. New Prairie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
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