Baseball Game Preview: Cumberland Pirates vs. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City Bobcats

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Previous 3 Games

03/21/24 - Home	8-0 W
03/22/18 - Home	11-1 W
03/23/17 - Neutral	16-9 W

Cumberland is a perfect 3-0 against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. Cumberland will take on Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City at 4:30 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with five consecutive losses dating back to last season for Cumberland and six for Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City dating back to last season.

Cumberland came up short against Richland County on Wednesday, falling 10-1.

Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City took on Pana on Monday. Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City fell just short of Pana by a score of 3-1.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City saw four different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Conner Nowitzke, who scored a run while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another was Wyatt Rueff, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base and one double.

Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Cumberland, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.

Cumberland took their victory against Cowden-Herrick/Beecher City when the teams last played back in March of 2024 by a conclusive 8-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Cumberland since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.