New Prairie never let their opponents score on Saturday. They won by a run and slipped past the La Porte Slicers 1-0. The win made it back-to-back victories for New Prairie.
Not much got past Ava Geyer, who gave up just three hits and racked up 14 Ks to keep La Porte off the board. Geyer has been consistent recently: she hasn't tossed less than eight strikeouts every time she's pitched this season.
At the plate, New Prairie's victory was truly a team effort as three different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Maddie Gilpin, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base.
On La Porte's side, Mia Maxel was a force to be reckoned with on the mound despite the final result: she didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over six innings pitched.
New Prairie's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for La Porte, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: they beat New Prairie by a score of 11-1 later that day.
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