Boone Grove dropped their record down to 10-10 on Monday, which also ended the team's four-game streak of wins at home. They took a 6-1 hit to the loss column at the hands of the New Prairie Cougars. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Wolves couldn't push the score so high this time.
Boone Grove saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Olivia Treece, who went 1-for-3 with one double.
As for New Prairie, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 17-5. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.8 runs on average over those games.
On New Prairie's side, the team relied heavily on Kerrigan Evans, who went 2-for-4 with one triple, one stolen base, and one run. That stolen base marked the first that Evans has snagged this season. Another player making a difference was Abby Harmon, who went 1-for-3 with two RBI and one run.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Boone Grove will host Westville at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for New Prairie, they will welcome Penn at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Cougars 3.9, the Kingsmen 3.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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