Baseball Preview: Jimtown Jimmies vs. New Prairie Cougars
Jimtown is 2-8 against New Prairie since May of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Jimtown Jimmies will head out on the road to face off against the New Prairie Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Jimtown will be looking to extend their current nine-game winning streak.
On Tuesday, Jimtown was able to grind out a solid victory over Westview, taking the game 6-3.
The team relied heavily on Aiden Carithers, who scored two runs while going 2-for-5. Another player making a difference was Ty Zartman, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, New Prairie put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Tuesday. Everything went their way against Washington Township as New Prairie made off with a 21-0 win. New Prairie's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
New Prairie got a big performance out of Reed Robinson, who went 1-for-2 with three RBI and a triple. The team also got some help courtesy of Colin Wind, who scored three runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Jimtown is on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-4 record this season. As for New Prairie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 14-4.
Wednesday's match might come down to which pitcher can control the ball better. Jimtown has hit smart this season, having averaged an OBP of .445. However, it's not like New Prairie struggles in that department as they've averaged .475. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Jimtown couldn't quite finish off New Prairie in their previous matchup back in May of 2023 and fell 4-2. Can Jimtown avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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