It was a good run, but New Prairie unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They lost 14-8 to the La Porte Slicers. New Prairie was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as La Porte apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played on Friday.
Sullivan Kress and Reed Robinson stepped up to the plate in a big way. Kress went 2-for-3 with two runs and a triple, while Robinson went 2-for-3 with two RBI and a double.
On La Porte's side, C.T. Rusboldt made a splash no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over 5.2 innings while giving up three earned runs off four hits. Rusboldt was also solid in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-3.
In other batting news, Gage Raymond and Logan Hay did most of the damage at the plate: Raymond scored three runs while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances, while Hay scored a run while going 2-for-3. Ryan Bruemmer was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 1-for-3.
New Prairie's loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 12-4. As for La Porte, the victory got them back to even at 8-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Prairie will take on Bremen at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Bremen is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season. As for La Porte, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lowell at 10:00 a.m. on May 11th.
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