Softball Game Preview: Cooper Jaguars vs. Grant County Braves

The Cooper Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Grant County Braves at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Grant County took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cooper, who comes in off a win.

Cooper took a loss when they played away from home on Monday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Scott as they made off with a 10-0 victory.

Cooper got a great performance from Lily Spraker as she didn't allow a single earned run over five innings pitched. Spraker has been nothing but reliable on the mound: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in five consecutive appearances.

Alivia Scott

Runs Batted In (Career)

04/30/25 vs Scott	4
04/25/24 @ Lloyd Memorial	3
04/23/25 vs Boone County	2
03/27/25 @ Oldham County	2
03/17/25 @ Scott	2

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Alivia Scott, who fired off two home runs and four RBI while going 2-for-3. Those four RBI gave her a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Kinley (KJ) Johnson, who went 2-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and one double.

Cooper lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Grant County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They came up short against Simon Kenton, falling 12-0.

Cooper has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests. That's provided a massive bump to their 9-17 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 3.0 runs on average over those games. As for Grant County, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 6-9-1.

Cooper couldn't quite get it done against Grant County when the teams last played back in April as they fell 5-1. Can the Jaguars avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.