Baseball Preview: La Porte Slicers vs. New Prairie Cougars
The La Porte Slicers will look to defend their home field on Friday against the New Prairie Cougars at 7:00 p.m.
La Porte will head into Wednesday's matchup ready to turn things around: they couldn't quite beat Chesterton on Wednesday, but the two-run margin was a huge improvement compared to the ten-run loss they were dealt on Tuesday. La Porte fell just short of Chesterton by a score of 6-4. The defeat continues a trend for La Porte in their matchups with Chesterton: they've now lost three in a row.
La Porte saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Kai Jones, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-5.
Meanwhile, New Prairie can now show off seven landslide victories after their most recent game on Thursday. They were the clear victor by an 11-1 margin over Culver Academies.
The team relied heavily on Reed Robinson, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Another player making a difference was Tyson Greenwood, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a double.
La Porte's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for New Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
La Porte skirted past New Prairie 5-4 in their previous matchup back in April of 2023. Will La Porte repeat their success, or does New Prairie have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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