Baseball Game Preview: West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars vs. Brown County Hornets

The West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] Cougars will head out to square off against the Brown County Hornets at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] will be looking to extend their current five-game winning streak.

On Wednesday, West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] was able to grind out a solid win over Astoria/VIT, taking the game 6-2.

Meanwhile, Brown County owes their pitching crew a big pat on the back after their performance on Wednesday. They walked away with a 3-0 victory over Rushville-Industry. The win continues a trend for the Hornets in their matchups with the Rockets: they've now won four in a row.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs]'s victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. The road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.3 runs on average over those games. As for Brown County, their victory bumped their record up to 7-5.

West Central co-op [Winchester-Bluffs] came out on top in a nail-biter against Brown County when the teams last played back in May of 2024, sneaking past 6-4. Will the Cougars repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.