In what's become a running theme this season, New Prairie gave their fans yet another huge win on Wednesday. They beat the South Bend Clay Colonials by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 11-0. With that victory, New Prairie brought their scoring average up to 6.6 runs per game.
Nobody will forget Ava Geyer's heroic performance anytime soon (especially South Bend Clay's batters): she turned in a perfect game. Geyer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts in six consecutive pitching appearances.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Makayla Willoughby, who went 3-for-3 with a triple, two RBI, and a run. Maddie Gilpin was another key contributor, going 2-for-3 with two doubles and two RBI.
New Prairie has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for South Bend Clay, they dropped their record down to 3-6-1 with that loss, which was their third straight on the road.
New Prairie will face off against Knox at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. Knox is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season. As for South Bend Clay, they will head out on the road to challenge Glenn at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. South Bend Clay has given up an average of 6.7 runs per game this season, so hopefully the team got some pitching drills in this week.
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