Baseball Game Preview: Durant Cougars vs. Spoto Spartans

The Durant Cougars will face off against the Spoto Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Spoto took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Durant, who comes in off a win.

Last Thursday, Durant made easy work of Lennard and carried off a 9-2 win. The victory continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Longhorns: they've now won three in a row.

Jack Brooks made a big impact while hitting and pitching. On the mound, he pitched one inning while giving up no earned runs or hits. He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in four consecutive appearances. He was also big at the plate, going 3-for-4 with two RBI and one double. Those three hits gave him a new career-high.

In other pitching news, Durant got a great performance from Tristan Macpherson as he didn't allow a single earned run and allowed only one hit while striking out six over five innings pitched. The dominant performance gave Macpherson a new career-high in strikeouts.

Brady Kelley

Hits (Career)

03/06/25 @ Lennard	3
02/27/24 vs Brandon	2
02/23/24 @ Sumner	2
04/23/24 vs Hillsborough	1
04/13/24 vs Tampa Bay Tech	1

Back at the plate, Durant let Brady Kelley and Jacob Purcell run wild. Kelley scored a run while going 3-for-4, while Purcell scored two runs while going 2-for-4. Those three hits gave Kelley a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Shawn Graves, who scored two runs while going 1-for-4.

Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Spoto's offense. They came up short against Sumner on Thursday, falling 11-0. The Spartans have struggled against the Stingrays recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost meetings.

Spoto's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Durant, their win bumped their record up to 5-3.

Everything went Durant's way against Spoto when the teams last played back in April of 2024, as Durant made off with a 15-0 victory. Will Durant repeat their success, or does Spoto have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.