Softball Preview: Cooper Bulldogs vs. Wolfe City Wolves
Cooper is 7-0 against Wolfe City since March of 2021, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Monday. The Cooper Bulldogs will head out on the road to face off against the Wolfe City Wolves at 4:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Cooper has three straight wins, Wolfe City has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Cooper will head into Tuesday's matchup hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by two when they last took the field, which might have inspired the ten-point they dealt Celeste on Tuesday. Everything went Cooper's way against Celeste as Cooper made off with a 10-0 victory.
Chani Sonntag made a big impact while hitting and pitching. She didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit while striking out eight over five innings pitched. Sonntag has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't pitched less than five innings in eight consecutive pitching appearances. Sonntag was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI.
In other batting news, Shyanne Smith and Jolee Szafran did most of the damage at the plate: Smith went 1-for-3 with four RBI and a stolen base, while Szafran scored a run and stole a base while going 2-for-2. Another player making a difference was Bayleigh George, who scored two runs while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Wolfe City suffered a tough 10-3 defeat at the hands of North Hopkins on Tuesday.
Alyssa Guiette made the most of her time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI. Lyric Sandlin was another key contributor, going 2-for-4 with a triple and a double.
Cooper has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 8-7 record this season. As for Wolfe City, their loss dropped their record down to 17-11.
Cooper beat Wolfe City 12-9 in their previous meeting back in March. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cooper since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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