La Porte put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season on Friday. Everything went their way against the Kankakee Valley Kougars as the La Porte Slicers made off with a 12-4 win. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for La Porte considering their two-run performance the game before.
C.T. Rusboldt made a splash no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, tossing 3.1 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. Rusboldt was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with two RBI.
In other batting news, La Porte got a massive performance out of Drew Catron, who went 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and a triple. Kai Jones was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in four of his five plate appearances.
On Kankakee Valley's side, Zach Eggers made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 2-for-3 with two RBI. The team also got some help courtesy of Brannon Murr, who scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in two of his three plate appearances.
La Porte has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-10 record this season. As for Kankakee Valley, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-16.
La Porte is on the road again on Wednesday to play Plymouth at 6:15 p.m. As for Kankakee Valley, they will challenge Chesterton at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
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