Baseball Preview: Kouts Mustangs & Fillies vs. Hammond Academy of Science & Tech Hawks
Kouts and Hammond Academy of Science & Tech are an even 3-3 against one another since May of 2016, but likely not for long. The Kouts Mustangs & Fillies will challenge the Hammond Academy of Science & Tech Hawks at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kouts took a loss when they played away from home on Thursday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They walked away with a 6-1 win over Griffith.
Eli Harper and Landon Garrett made a splash while hitting and pitching. Throwing, Harper pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Meanwhile, Garrett didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over five innings pitched. At the plate, Harper scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Garrett scored a run while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances.
In other batting news, Jesse Overholt was excellent, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hammond Academy of Science & Tech put the finishing touches on their eighth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. They beat Tri-Township by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 17-7. Winning may never get old, but Hammond Academy of Science & Tech sure is getting used to it with their fourth in a row.
Kouts has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-7-1 record this season. As for Hammond Academy of Science & Tech, they pushed their record up to 10-5 with that victory, which was their third straight at home.
Everything went Kouts' way against Hammond Academy of Science & Tech in their previous matchup back in May of 2019 as Kouts made off with a 12-0 win. Does Kouts have another victory up their sleeve, or will Hammond Academy of Science & Tech turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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