Baseball Game Preview: Christoval Cougars vs. Hawley Bearcats

Cougars

Runs

05/09/25 vs Hawley	0
05/03/25 @ Forsan	10
05/02/25 @ Forsan	1
05/01/25 @ Forsan	14
04/26/25 vs Miles	8
+ 20 more games

For the second straight game, Christoval will face off against Hawley. The Cougars will welcome the Bearcats at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Christoval is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 9.2 runs per game this season.

Christoval heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They lost 7-0 to Hawley. The contest marked the first time this year in which the Cougars were not able to get on the board.

For Hawley's part, the result came thanks to Keegan Ables's shutout, as he gave up just a hit. Ables has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive appearances.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Aiden Romo, who got on base in three of his five plate appearances with one triple, one stolen base, and two RBI. Jesse Nieto was another key player, going 3-for-4 with two runs and one stolen base.

Hawley kept the outfield on their toes and finished the game with 16 hits. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now got at least 13 hits in four consecutive games.

Hawley is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-6-1 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.0 runs on average over those games. As for Christoval, their loss ended a nine-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 16-9.