Baseball Recap: Kouts Wins Going Away Against Hebron

Mustangs & Fillies

Margin (Wins)

04/11/25 vs Knox	17
05/05/25 @ Hebron	16
05/02/25 vs Tri-Township	16
04/08/25 @ North Judson-San Pierre	16
04/19/25 vs Delphi Community	14

The matchup between Kouts and Hebron on Monday hardly resembled the 4-0 effort from their previous meeting. The Mustangs & Fillies put the hurt on the Hawks with a sharp 18-2 victory. Considering the Mustangs & Fillies have won nine games by more than eight runs this season, Monday's blowout was nothing new.

Landon Garrett made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, keeping things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out seven over four innings pitched. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up a single earned run in four consecutive appearances. He was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with two RBI and one run.

In other batting news, Billy Miller was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one double. Carter Jimenez also deserves some recognition as he scored his first run of the season.

Kouts always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .595. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Hebron only posted an OBP of .304.

Kouts' record is now 12-3. As for Hebron, with the loss, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-7-1.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kouts will challenge Kankakee Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Hebron, they will square off against Rensselaer Central at 4:45 p.m. on Thursday.