New Prairie is 8-1 against South Bend Riley since April of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The New Prairie Cougars will be staying on the road to face off against the South Bend Riley Wildcats at 4:30 p.m. New Prairie is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.9 runs per game this season.
New Prairie can now show off 11 landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Monday. They blew past Glenn 11-5.
Matt Sorce was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He didn't allow a single earned run over seven innings pitched. Sorce was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-2.
In other batting news, Tyson Greenwood and Colin Laskowski did most of the damage at the plate: Greenwood got on base in four of his five plate appearances with four RBI and a double, while Laskowski scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in all four of his plate appearances. Greenwood hasn't dropped below three RBI for three straight games. Reed Robinson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while getting on base in three of his five plate appearances.
Meanwhile, South Bend Riley is still looking for their season's first win. They lost 13-0 to Elkhart on Monday.
New Prairie is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for South Bend Riley, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
New Prairie took their win against South Bend Riley when the teams last played back in May of 2023 by a conclusive 17-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for New Prairie 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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