The Kouts Mustangs & Fillies will challenge the Morgan Township Cherokees at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Kouts is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They were the clear victor by a 13-2 margin over Hammond Academy of Science & Tech. The win made it back-to-back victories for Kouts.
Logan Clark and Eli Harper did most of the damage at the plate: Clark scored three runs while going 3-for-5, while Harper scored two runs while getting on base in all five of his plate appearances. Cooper Whitaker was another key contributor, going 3-for-5 with three RBI and a double.
Meanwhile, Morgan Township entered their tilt with DeMotte Christian with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. They put the hurt on the Knights with a sharp 13-5 victory on Saturday.
Jett Gheaja looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than one walk in three consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Clint Lemmons was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, a triple, and two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Chase Rosenbaum, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with a home run and two runs.
Kouts is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-7-1 record this season. As for Morgan Township, their win bumped their record up to 11-13.
Kouts came up short against Morgan Township in their previous matchup back in April, falling 5-1. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Morgan Township's Grant Cowger, who didn't allow a single earned run and only two hits while striking out eight over seven innings pitched. Now that Kouts knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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