Baseball Preview: Kouts Mustangs & Fillies vs. Culver Academies Eagles
The Kouts Mustangs & Fillies will head out on the road to take on the Culver Academies Eagles at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kouts is looking to tack on another W to their six-game streak on the road.
Last Saturday, Kouts beat North Newton 12-7.
Landon Garrett made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched five innings while giving up just one earned (and three unearned) runs off five hits. Garrett has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in five consecutive pitching appearances. Garrett was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring two runs and stealing two bases while going 3-for-4.
In other batting news, Logan Clark was incredible, scoring three runs and stealing three bases while going 2-for-3. He has been hot recently, having posted at least one stolen base the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Reid Estill, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-3.
Meanwhile, Culver Academies put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Saturday. Everything went their way against Hammond Central as Culver Academies made off with a 14-1 win.
Like Kouts, Culver Academies also got a great game from a two-way player: Ty Rakan. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing two innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Rakan was also big at the plate, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
In other batting news, Foster Stockton and Preston Jessen did most of the damage at the plate: Stockton scored three runs while going 1-for-2, while Jessen scored two runs and stole a base while going 1-for-2.
Kouts is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5-1 record this season. As for Culver Academies, their record now sits at 14-4.
The pitchers for both teams better look sharp on Tuesday as neither team is afraid to steal. Kouts has been swiping bases left and right this season, having averaged 2.7 stolen bases per game. However, it's not like Culver Academies struggles in that department as they've been averaging 3.9. The only question left is which team can snag more.
Kouts suffered a grim 17-7 defeat to Culver Academies in their previous meeting back in May of 2021. Can Kouts avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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