Baseball Preview: Cooper Cougars vs. Abilene Eagles
Cooper has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Abilene Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cooper will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each match than the last.
While Cooper has not struggled against Lubbock-Cooper recently, they managed to flip the script on Tuesday. Cooper blew past Lubbock-Cooper 10-2.
Jeron Flores tossed a big game, pitching six innings while giving up just two earned runs off five hits (he also only allowed one walk).
On the hitting side, Jaden Carrillo and Jace Crawford did most of the damage at the plate: Carrillo scored two runs while going 3-for-3, while Crawford went 2-for-4 with four RBI, a triple, and a run. Brady Henderson was another key contributor, scoring two runs and stealing a base while going 3-for-4.
Meanwhile, Abilene has not done well against Wylie recently (they were 0-8-1 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. Abilene sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 3-2 victory over Wylie. The win made it back-to-back victories for Abilene.
Cooper's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-13. Those victories were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.3 runs per game. As for Abilene, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7-2 record this season.
Cooper came up short against Abilene in their previous meeting back in March, falling 4-0. Can Cooper avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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