New Prairie waltzed into their contest on Saturday with 11 straight wins... but they left with 12. They came out on top against the Pioneer Panthers by a score of 9-6.
Ava Geyer made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out 13 over 6.1 innings pitched. Geyer has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in seven consecutive pitching appearances. Geyer was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two doubles and an RBI.
In other batting news, New Prairie let Maddie Gilpin and Makayla Willoughby loose on the outfield. Gilpin scored a run while getting on base in all four of her plate appearances, while Willoughby scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-4. The team also got some help courtesy of Mya Dobrucki, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-1.
On Pioneer's side, they saw six different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Lois Layer, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
New Prairie's victory bumped their record up to 15-2. As for Pioneer, their loss dropped their record down to 15-4.
New Prairie will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against Cascade at 5:30 p.m. Cascade is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.8 runs per game this season. As for Pioneer, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against North White at 5:30 p.m. North White has struggled to contain batters this season (they've allowed 7.77 runs per game on average), something Pioneer will no doubt try to take advantage of.
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