New Prairie had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They put the hurt on the Culver Academies Eagles with a sharp 21-2 victory on Thursday. The result was nothing new for New Prairie, who have now won 15 contests by six runs or more so far this season.
Tyson Greenwood made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out seven batters over five innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off four hits. Greenwood was also solid in the batter's box, going 3-for-3 with four RBI.
In other batting news, Colin Wind was a standout: he scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. Colin Laskowski was another key contributor, scoring three runs and stealing a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
On Culver Academies' side, they saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jack Quigg, who scored a run while going 1-for-1.
The win was the seventh in a row for New Prairie, bringing their record for this year to 22-5. As for Culver Academies, their loss dropped their record down to 16-7.
New Prairie is on the road again on Monday to play Knox at 11:00 a.m. New Prairie will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each matchup than the last. Culver Academies does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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