The Jimtown Jimmies will look to defend their home field on Wednesday against the New Prairie Cougars at 5:00 p.m. Jimtown is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.3 runs per game this season.
Jimtown lost 16-6 to South Bend St. Joseph on Monday. Jimtown has not had much luck with South Bend St. Joseph recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
Abbey Brown was cooking despite her team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Kendal McPhee, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, New Prairie waltzed into their contest on Monday with seven straight wins... but they left with eight. They never let the Lions onto the board and left with a 7-0 win. The result was nothing new for New Prairie, who have now won eight games by six runs or more so far this season.
The result came thanks to Ava Geyer's shutout, as she gave up just three hits and racked up 17 Ks. She has been consistent recently: she hasn't given up more than one walk in four consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Emma Luther, who went 2-for-4 with a home run and two runs. Kendra Willoughby was another key contributor, going 1-for-1 with a home run.
Jimtown's defeat dropped their record down to 9-5. As for New Prairie, their victory was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2.
Both both teams just can't seem to miss. Jimtown has been making plenty of contact this season, having averaged 9.2 hits per game. However, it's not like New Prairie struggles in that department as they've been averaging only 4. With both teams so capable at the plate, fans should be ready for an impressive hitting performance.
Jimtown might still be hurting after the 10-0 loss they got from New Prairie when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Thankfully for Jimtown, Abby Robakowski (who got on base in three of her four plate appearances with a home run, three runs, and two RBI) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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