New Prairie put the finishing touches on their 13th blowout victory of the season on Thursday. They put the hurt on the Kouts Mustangs & Fillies with a sharp 8-2 victory. The win was nothing new for New Prairie as they're now sitting on four straight.
New Prairie got a big performance out of Reed Robinson, who scored a run and stole three bases while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Brody Traxler, who went 2-for-4 with a stolen base and two RBI.
On Kouts' side, they saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Collin Breitzke, who went 1-for-2 with a stolen base and a double. Breitzke has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances.
Even though they lost, Kouts hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. This was only their first loss (out of four games) when they post two or more strikeouts.
New Prairie's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-5. As for Kouts, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-7-1.
New Prairie will head out on the road to square off against Mishawaka at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. New Prairie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season. As for Kouts, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Griffith at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kouts is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
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