Softball Recap: New Prairie Cougars vs. Elkhart Lions
New Prairie owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They blew past the Elkhart Lions 9-0. That's more bragging rights for New Prairie, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Ava Geyer spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered just zero earned runs on one hit and racked up 14 Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, Emily Mrozinski was incredible, going 4-for-5 with four RBI, two runs, and two doubles. Another player making a difference was Randi Robakowski, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.
New Prairie's win was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-1. They've been dominating during the matchups in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 11.1 runs. As for Elkhart, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.
New Prairie will be playing in front of their home fans against La Porte at 9:00 a.m. in Saturday's first game. La Porte knows how to get runs on the board -- the team has finished with flashy run totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully New Prairie likes a good challenge. As for Elkhart, they will head out on the road to take on Goshen at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Goshen has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.67 runs per game on average), something Elkhart will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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