Baseball Recap: New Prairie Cougars vs. La Porte Slicers
New Prairie waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the La Porte Slicers. This was payback for New Prairie, who suffered a 5-4 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Tyson Greenwood spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered just two earned runs on four hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Brody Traxler, who got no hits from his two at bats. Reed Robinson was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-3.
On La Porte's side, they got a good showing from Cody Ryden, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits.
On the hitting side, La Porte saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Drew Catron, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI.
New Prairie is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. As for La Porte, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-8.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat New Prairie by a score of 14-8.
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