New Prairie easily dispatched Fairfield on Friday, but unfortunately both the margin and the ultimate result were a different story in this one. The Cougars fell just short of the NorthWood Panthers by a score of 4-2 on Saturday. Having soared to a lofty 16 runs in the game before, the Cougars couldn't push the score so high this time.
Reed Robinson made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one run, and one double. Dylan Bishop was another key player, getting on base in three of his four plate appearances with one stolen base.
New Prairie's defeat dropped their record down to 7-5. As for NorthWood, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. New Prairie will welcome South Bend Riley at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for NorthWood, they will look to defend their home field on Monday against Warsaw at 5:30 p.m. The Panthers' pitchers better be ready for this one: the Tigers have averaged an impressive 9.8 runs per game this season.
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