The La Porte Slicers will face off against the New Prairie Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their matchups after big wins in their previous games.
New Prairie will square off against a team with plenty of momentum: La Porte extended their winning streak to three on Wednesday. The Slicers never let Michigan City get on the board and left with a 7-0 win.
Cody Benedict
| 04/30/25 vs Michigan City | 10 |
| 04/04/25 vs Boone Grove | 9 |
| 04/23/25 @ Chesterton | 7 |
| 04/16/25 vs Lake Central | 6 |
Cody Benedict made a splash while hitting and pitching. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out ten over seven innings pitched. Those ten strikeouts gave him a new career-high. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Keli Hay, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with two stolen bases, two runs, and one double. Those two stolen bases gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Gage Raymond, who went 1-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Prairie). Everything went their way against South Bend Riley on Wednesday as they made off with a 20-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Cougars, who have now won seven games by six runs or more so far this season.
Dylan Bishop tossed a big game, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 14 over five innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Trent Mamazza and Riley Masters did most of the damage at the plate: Mamazza got on base in three of his five plate appearances with four RBI, one run, and one double, while Masters went 3-for-5 with three runs and two RBI. Reed Robinson was another key player, going 1-for-3 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run.
New Prairie kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 12 hits. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Bend Riley didn't got any hits.
The win made it two in a row for New Prairie and bumps their season record up to 9-5. Those victories came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered a grand total of 0 runs in those games. As for La Porte, their win bumped their record up to 7-9.
Everything went La Porte's way against New Prairie when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as La Porte made off with a 14-8 victory. Will the Slicers repeat their success, or do the Cougars have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
