Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask New Prairie). They put the hurt on the La Porte Slicers with a sharp 14-3 victory on Saturday. With that win, the Cougars brought their scoring average up to 6.7 runs per game.
Ava Geyer made a splash while hitting and pitching. On the mound, she struck out 13 batters over five innings while giving up just two earned (and one unearned) runs off one hit. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than two hits in four consecutive appearances. She was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with one home run and four RBI.
Randi Robakowski
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In other batting news, Randi Robakowski was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, three RBI, and one triple. Those three RBI gave her a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Abby Harmon, who went 3-for-4 with two runs, one triple, and two RBI.
New Prairie was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .516. They are a perfect 4-0 when they post a batting average of .375 or better.
The victory (which was New Prairie's fourth in a row) raised their record to 6-3. Those wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for La Porte, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 5-5 record.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: New Prairie beat the Slicers by a score of 15-2 later that day.
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