It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger can now relate to. They fell just short of the New Prairie Cougars by a score of 5-3 on Saturday. Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Eddie Miller, who scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2.
On New Prairie's side, the team relied heavily on Brody Traxler, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3. Another player making a difference was Beau Kmiecik, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger's defeat dropped their record down to 24-9. As for New Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won 13 of their last 14 games, which provided a nice bump to their 25-5 record this season.
Fort Wayne Bishop Dwenger does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for New Prairie, they will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Twin Lakes at 8:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Twin Lakes: 2.3, New Prairie: 3.9) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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