Kouts waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They never let the Washington Township Senators onto the board and left with a 3-0 win. That's more bragging rights for Kouts, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Landon Garrett was a major factor while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out six over seven innings pitched. Garrett has been nothing but reliable: he hasn't given up more than two walks in three consecutive pitching appearances. Garrett was also solid in the batter's box, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with a stolen base and a double.
In other batting news, the team relied heavily on Cooper Whitaker, who scored two runs while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Washington Township's side, they saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Carson Wheat, who went 1-for-3 with a double.
Kouts is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5-1 record this season. As for Washington Township, their loss dropped their record down to 6-8-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kouts will take on Oregon-Davis at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Washington Township, they are on the road again on Saturday to play Bremen at 10:00 a.m. Washington Township is facing Bremen at the right time seeing as Bremen is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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