Baseball Recap: Kouts snaps three-game streak of losses at home

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 6:33am

Baseball Recap: Kouts Mustangs & Fillies vs. Tri-Township Tigers

Kouts won the last time they faced Tri-Township, and things went their way on Wednesday too. The Kouts Mustangs & Fillies walked away with an 8-4 victory over the Tri-Township Tigers.

The team relied heavily on Jesse Overholt, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-2. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Gudeman, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.

On Tri-Township's side, Blain Rust was cooking despite his team's loss, scoring a run and stealing two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.

Kouts' win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 10-5-1. As for Tri-Township, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-3-1 record this season.

Kouts will be playing in front of their home fans against Kankakee Valley at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kouts is facing Kankakee Valley at the right time seeing as Kankakee Valley is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Tri-Township, they will head out on the road to face off against Marquette Catholic at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Marquette Catholic is coming into the match with three straight victories at home, so Tri-Township will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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