The Kouts Mustangs & Fillies will stay at home for another game and welcome the Washington Township Senators at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Kouts will bounce into Friday's game after beating Kankakee Valley, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. Kouts came out on top against Kankakee Valley by a score of 9-5 on Thursday. That's two games straight that Kouts has won by exactly four runs.
The team relied heavily on Landon Garrett, who scored two runs and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his five plate appearances. Cooper Whitaker was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Washington Township beat Wheeler 8-4 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Washington Township.
Aiden Armstrong was incredible, scoring two runs while going 4-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Kukler, who went 1-for-3 with three stolen bases.
Kouts has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 11-5-1 record this season. As for Washington Township, their victory bumped their record up to 6-7-1.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Friday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kouts has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 7.7 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like Washington Township struggles in that department as they've been averaging 6.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Kouts skirted past Washington Township 6-5 in their previous meeting back in May of 2023. Does Kouts have another victory up their sleeve, or will Washington Township turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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