New Prairie extended their postseason success on Tuesday against Kankakee Valley. They never let the Kankakee Valley Kougars onto the board and left with an 8-0 victory. Considering New Prairie has won 15 contests by more than five runs this season, Tuesday's blowout was nothing new.
Ava Geyer made a splash no matter where she played. On the mound, she kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out 18 over seven innings pitched. Geyer has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in nine consecutive pitching appearances. Geyer was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-4 with a double.
In other batting news, Emma Luther was incredible, going 2-for-4 with a home run, four RBI, and two runs. Ella Chelminiak was another key contributor, scoring two runs while going 2-for-4.
On Kankakee Valley's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Mallorie Rose, who went 1-for-2 with a double.
The win was the fourth in a row for New Prairie, bringing their record for this year to 21-6. As for Kankakee Valley, their defeat dropped their record down to 15-14.
New Prairie is on the road again on Saturday to play Leo at 1:00 p.m. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (New Prairie: 3.4, Leo: 2.3) so any runs scored will be well earned. Kankakee Valley does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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