Baseball Game Preview: Cotter Warriors vs. Izard County Cougars

Cotter and Izard County are an even 4-4 against one another since March of 2017, but likely not for long. The Warriors will welcome the Cougars at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Cotter is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.4 runs per game this season.

Cotter came into this matchup off a tough 18-run defeat last Monday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Life Way Christian by a score of 8-6 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss Cotter has suffered since March 11th.

Cole Tilton

Runs

03/10/25 vs Marshall	3
04/18/25 @ Life Way Christian	2
04/01/25 vs Alpena	2
03/18/25 vs Lead Hill	2
03/17/25 vs Calico Rock	2
+ 4 more games

Cole Tilton was cooking despite his team's loss, going a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, two runs, and two doubles. He is becoming a predictor of Cotter's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is 4-2 (and 5-6 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Brayden Adams, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one double.

Meanwhile, Izard County beat Sloan-Hendrix 5-1 on Monday.

Izard County's victory bumped their record up to 12-5. As for Cotter, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 9-8.

Izard County's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Cotter hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .348. It's a different story for Izard County, though, as they've only averaged .220. Will they be able to contain Cotter's hitters?

Cotter couldn't quite finish off Izard County in their previous matchup back in March and fell 9-7. Will the Warriors have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more baseball content.