Baseball Preview: Kouts Mustangs & Fillies vs. Boone Grove Wolves
Kouts is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Boone Grove is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Kouts Mustangs & Fillies will take on the Boone Grove Wolves at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Kouts: 3.7, Boone Grove: 3.8) so any runs scored will be well earned.
On Saturday, Kouts was able to grind out a solid win over North Newton, taking the game 11-7.
Landon Garrett made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he tossed five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off six hits. Garrett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Garrett was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Logan Clark was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last three games he's played. Reid Estill was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Boone Grove sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 7-6 victory over Wheeler on Wednesday.
Like Kouts, Boone Grove also got a great game from a two-way player: Tristan Wilson. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits. Wilson was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-5.
In other batting news, Davian Carrera was excellent, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 2-for-4.
Kouts has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. As for Boone Grove, their win bumped their record up to 13-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Monday as neither team is afraid to steal. Kouts has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Boone Grove struggles in that department as they've been averaging 5. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Kouts might still be hurting after the 11-1 defeat they got from Boone Grove in their previous matchup back in April. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Boone Grove's Javy Carerra, who went 3-for-4 with a home run, three runs, and three RBI. Now that Kouts knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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