Baseball Recap: Kouts Extends Winning Streak to Six

Mustangs & Fillies

Previous 6 Games

05/14/25 @ Marquette Catholic	11-0
05/12/25 @ Winamac	19-0
05/10/25 @ South Central	13-2
05/09/25 vs Washington Township	16-5
05/08/25 @ Kankakee Valley	8-3
05/05/25 @ Hebron	18-2

Kouts came tearing into Wednesday's game with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.4 runs), and they left with even more momentum. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Marquette Catholic Blazers an 11-0 shutout. That's more bragging rights for the Mustangs & Fillies, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Billy Miller was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in eight consecutive appearances. He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one triple.

In other batting news, Kouts let Tyler Gant and Ben Finney run wild. Gant went 2-for-3 with two runs, one double, and one RBI, while Finney went 3-for-5 with two RBI and one run. Those two runs gave Gant a new career-high. Eli Harper was another key player, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one run.

Kouts was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .469. That was just more of the same: they've now posted a batting average of .333 or higher in six consecutive contests.

Kouts pushed their record up to 17-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 13.8 runs over those games. As for Marquette Catholic, they moved to 7-10 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.

Coming up, Kouts will face off against Calumet Christian at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. The Mustangs & Fillies' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Patriots have averaged an impressive 8 runs per game this season. As for Marquette Catholic, they will square off against Oregon-Davis at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. The Blazers are facing the Bobcats at the right time seeing as the Bobcats are stuck on a 13-game losing streak.