Plymouth hasn't had much luck against New Prairie recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Pilgrims/Rockies will challenge the Cougars at 12:00 p.m. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Plymouth comes in on three and New Prairie on seven.
Plymouth is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. Their pitchers stepped up to hand South Bend Washington a 10-0 shutout. Ten seems to be a good number for the Pilgrims/Rockies as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Trey Delp
| 05/29/25 vs South Bend Washington | 4 |
| 05/09/25 @ Concord | 3 |
| 04/05/25 vs Huntington North | 3 |
| 04/09/24 vs Rochester | 3 |
| 03/30/24 vs New Haven | 3 |
The team relied heavily on Trey Delp, who earned four RBI and one run. Those four RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ben Shively, who went 2-for-4 with one run and one RBI.
Plymouth hit smart and finished the game with only two strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as South Bend Washington struck out nine times.
Meanwhile, New Prairie made easy work of Mishawaka Marian on Thursday and carried off an 11-4 win. Considering the Cougars have won 12 matches by more than five runs this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Colton Griffiths looked comfortable as he tossed 3.2 innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than two walks in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Reed Robinson was incredible, getting on base in all four of his plate appearances with one home run, three runs, and one double. Jordan Davis was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one run.
New Prairie's victory bumped their record up to 19-9. As for Plymouth, their win bumped their record up to 17-11.
Plymouth suffered a grim 8-0 defeat to New Prairie when the teams last played back in May of 2023. Can the Pilgrims/Rockies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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