Baseball Preview: Morgan Township Cherokees vs. Kouts Mustangs & Fillies
The Morgan Township Cherokees are on the road again on Monday to play the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies at 11:00 a.m. Both teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Morgan Township is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-5 margin over DeMotte Christian.
Jett Gheaja looked comfortable as he pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Morgan Township got a massive performance out of Clint Lemmons, who went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Chase Rosenbaum, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
Meanwhile, everything went Kouts' way against Hammond Academy of Science & Tech on Saturday as Kouts made off with a 13-2 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Kouts.
Logan Clark and Eli Harper did most of the damage at the plate: Clark scored three runs while going 3-for-5, while Harper scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Jesse Overholt was another key contributor, scoring four runs while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
Morgan Township's victory bumped their record up to 11-13. As for Kouts, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-1 record this season.
Morgan Township was able to grind out a solid win over Kouts when the teams last played back in April, winning 5-1. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Kouts' Owen Garavalia, who struck out eight batters over five innings while giving up just one earned run off four hits. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Morgan Township still be able to contain Garavalia? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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