The Kouts Mustangs & Fillies will head out on the road to square off against the River Forest Ingots at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many runs in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Kouts will head out to face River Forest after giving up their first home loss of the season on Monday. Kouts took a 5-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of Morgan Township. It was the first time this season that Kouts let down their fans at home.
Kouts saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jesse Overholt, who went 1-for-3 with a triple and a run.
Meanwhile, River Forest fell victim to a tough 9-1 loss at the hands of Illiana Christian on Tuesday. River Forest has not had much luck with Illiana Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Kouts' defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-3-1. As for River Forest, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
The batters for both teams will have to hit smart on Thursday as both have some strikeout artists on the roster. Kouts has been retiring batters left and right this season, having averaged 8.4 strikeouts per game. However, it's not like River Forest struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.7. Considering how easily both teams rack up Ks, the hitters on both teams better bring their A-game into this one.
Kouts took their victory against River Forest in their previous matchup back in April of 2023 by a conclusive 13-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kouts since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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