The New Prairie Cougars will be playing in front of their home fans against the Mishawaka Marian Knights at 4:00  p.m.  on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
 Last Friday,  everything went New Prairie's way against Fairfield as New Prairie made off with  a  12-6 victory. The  win made it back-to-back  victories for New Prairie.
  Colin Wind looked comfortable as he  pitched four innings while giving up just two earned  (and one unearned) runs off   one  hit.
 At the plate,  Reed Robinson was  incredible,  scoring three  runs and  stealing three bases while going 3-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of  Zak Henrich, who  scored two  runs while  getting on base  in all four of his plate appearances.
 Meanwhile, Mishawaka Marian's hitters rose to the challenge against a Eddies pitching crew that boasted an average of only 3.75 points allowed on Thursday. Mishawaka Marian was the clear victor by  an  11-1 margin over Edwardsburg.
  Mike Przygoda made a big impact no matter where he played. On the mound, he  pitched three innings while giving up   no  earned run off   two  hits. Przygoda was also stellar in the batter's box,  getting on base  in three of his four plate appearances with a  home run and two  RBI.
 In other pitching news,  Paddy Keefer looked comfortable as he  pitched two innings while giving up   no  earned runs off   two  hits.
 Back at the plate,  Evann Schmidtendorf was  excellent,  going 2-for-4 with four  RBI and a  stolen base.
 New Prairie's win bumped their record up to 9-2. As for Mishawaka Marian, they have  been performing  incredibly well recently as they've  won seven of their last eight matches,  which provided a nice bump to their 7-4 record  this season.
 New Prairie couldn't quite finish off Mishawaka Marian when the teams last played  back in April of 2023 and fell  3-1. Will New Prairie have more luck at home instead of on the road?  Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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