Baseball Preview: New Prairie Cougars vs. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints
The New Prairie Cougars are on the road again on Saturday to play the Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger Saints at 2:00 p.m. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (New Prairie: 3.9, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger: 3.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Prairie is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Hanover Central and snuck past 8-6.
The team relied heavily on Brody Traxler, who scored a run while going 2-for-4. Another player making a difference was Jordan Davis, who scored a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.4 runs), and they went ahead and made it nine on Saturday. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 5-4.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger let Aslan Nolan and Michael Maddy loose on the outfield. Nolan went 1-for-4 with three RBI and a double, while Maddy scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
New Prairie has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 24-5 record this season. As for Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger, their victory bumped their record up to 24-8.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Saturday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. New Prairie has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.8 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.9. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one. Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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