Baseball Preview: New Prairie Cougars vs. Elkhart Lions
New Prairie has been on the road for four straight, but on Wednesday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Elkhart Lions at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The last three games New Prairie has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
While New Prairie has not struggled against South Bend St. Joseph recently, they managed to flip the script on Monday. New Prairie came out on top in a nail-biter against South Bend St. Joseph and snuck past 8-7. That's two games straight that New Prairie has won by just one run.
The team relied heavily on Reed Robinson, who went 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Dylan Bishop, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base, two RBI, and a double.
Meanwhile, Elkhart suffered a rough 14-8 defeat at the hands of NorthWood on Tuesday. Elkhart has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Max Shreiner made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-3 with a home run, five RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Quinn Rost, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
New Prairie's win was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Elkhart, their loss dropped their record down to 3-2.
Elkhart's pitching crew has a tough task ahead of them: New Prairie has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.3 hits per game. It's a different story for Elkhart, though, as they've been averaging 10. Given New Prairie's sizable advantage in that area, Elkhart will need to find a way to close that gap.
New Prairie took their victory against Elkhart in their previous meeting back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 12-1. Does New Prairie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Elkhart turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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