Baseball Preview: Cooper Cougars vs. Lubbock Westerners
The Cooper Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Lubbock Westerners at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cooper is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Last Tuesday, it was close, but Cooper sidestepped Monterey for a 3-1 victory.
Jeron Flores spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: he surrendered only one earned run on two hits.
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Kam Gray, who went 2-for-2 with a triple, a stolen base, and an RBI. Austin Cummins was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing a base while going 1-for-2.
Meanwhile, after soaring to ten runs the game before, Lubbock was a bit more limited in their match last Tuesday. They fell just short of Coronado by a score of 4-2.
Cooper's win bumped their record up to 8-13. As for Lubbock, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost 14 of their last 16 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-18 record this season.
Cooper came out on top in a nail-biter against Lubbock when the teams last played back in March, sneaking past 2-0. 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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