After three games on the road, New Prairie is heading back home. They will take on the Penn Kingsmen at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. Both teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
New Prairie stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand South Bend Riley an 11-0 shutout. 11 seems to be a good number for New Prairie as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
New Prairie got a great performance from Jacob Tuszynski as he kept things locked down with no earned runs or hits while striking out six over five innings pitched. Tuszynski has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Brody Traxler was excellent, scoring three runs and stealing a base while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Colin Wind, who scored two runs while going 1-for-1.
Meanwhile, Penn scored the most runs they've had all season to find success on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 14-4 margin over Jimtown. The win was familiar territory for Penn who now have six in a row.
New Prairie is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-5 record this season. As for Penn, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-7.
New Prairie suffered a grim 7-1 defeat to Penn when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can New Prairie avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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