Baseball Recap: Crab Orchard comes up short despite Mason Cook's strong performance

By Team Reports May 2, 2024, 5:03pm

Baseball Recap: Crab Orchard Trojans vs. Goreville Blackcats

Crab Orchard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They fell 7-4 to the Goreville Blackcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to Crab Orchard of the 8-3 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in April of 2023.

Mason Cook was cooking despite his team's loss, going 2-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and a stolen base.

Crab Orchard's loss dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Goreville, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-8.

Crab Orchard will head out on the road to square off against Century at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. As for Goreville, they will be playing at home against Massac County at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Massac County is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Goreville will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum.

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