Baseball Preview: New Prairie Cougars vs. Hanover Central Wildcats
New Prairie has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Hanover Central Wildcats at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. The pair have allowed few runs on average, (New Prairie: 3.9, Hanover Central: 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
New Prairie stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Jimtown as New Prairie made off with an 8-0 victory.
Tyson Greenwood made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out 11 over seven innings pitched. Greenwood has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive pitching appearances. Greenwood was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Dylan Bishop and Reed Robinson did most of the damage at the plate: Bishop went 1-for-2 with a home run, while Robinson went 2-for-3 with a triple, a stolen base, and a run. Another player making a difference was Jordan Davis, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Hanover Central had already won 14 in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7.6 runs), and they went ahead and made it 15 on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged the Mustangs out 4-3. That's two games straight that Hanover Central has won by just one run.
New Prairie's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. As for Hanover Central, their victory bumped their record up to 17-2.
New Prairie came out on top in a nail-biter against Hanover Central in their previous matchup back in May of 2023, sneaking past 7-5. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Prairie since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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